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A separate audit of purchase processes of Sumter School District found the district didn’t follow its own procurement policy, according to an independent accountant’s report. Among her findings in her procurement audit last fall, auditor Robin Poston found two sole source procurements that didn’t have adequate documentation to provide justification for solesource determination and “numerous instances” of approved “emergency procurements” that should have been solicited during a longer time frame for the most competitive pricing. Poston, of Harper, Poston & Moree, P.A., also conducted the district’s annual audit of

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financial statements last fall that showed the district overspent by $6.2 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The Sumter Item did not become aware of the procurement audit until last week but found it on the district’s website. Public school districts are required by the state to have procurement audits once every three years, and Sumter’s audit last fall was for the time frame July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2016. Regarding sole source documentation, Poston’s findings revealed the district didn’t maintain a listing of sole source procurements as indi-

cated in its procurement manual. In her examination, Poston found two procurements that were listed as sole source procurements but neither had adequate sole-source determinations. The two procurements were for $37,225.98 and $27,780, respectively. When contacted Friday, Poston said the district had a new person in charge of procurements and that individual wasn’t aware she needed to maintain files on sole-source procurements. Poston was provided the two sole sources by district staff, since separate filing wasn’t maintained. In her recommendations, Poston said the district needed to provide justification as to why only one source of required

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The consultant hired by Sumter School Board to guide the district through its debt crisis has a detailed three-step process that he’s working through to get the district back on solid ground, says the board’s attorney. HALLIGAN Looking at the process as a “three-year period under review” with different topics fitting into the individual years is the best way to illustrate consultant Scott Allan’s work, according to attorney William “Bick” Halligan. “It’s a complicated task, but the goals are stated pretty simply,” Halligan said. “You got to know what happened last year — that’s the

explanation. You got to make sure you’re fixing it for this year, and then you have to make your plans on how to run efficiently next year.” The audit report from last fiscal year, released in December, showed the district over-spent by $6.2 million last fiscal year and had an ending general fund balance on June 30, 2016, of $106,449 — a critically low level, according to auditor Robin Poston. Allan began his work with the district Jan. 10 and basically five weeks into his post he’s expected to provide his analysis of the root causes of how the district overspent by $6 million on Monday at the board’s regularly scheduled meeting. According to Allan, he’s specifically looking at areas that caused the district to go

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Caine says the Air Force made him a better man Colonel to retire at end of March after 30 years BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

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Col. Scott “Citizen” Caine, vice commander of the Ninth Air Force, receives a ceremonial flag during his retirement at a ceremony Friday at Shaw Air Force Base.

Maj. Gen. Scott Zobrist said 10 minutes of words could not do justice to the career of Col. Scott Caine. Zobrist, commander of the Ninth Air Force, was the presiding officer at a ceremony Friday at Shaw Air Force Base honoring Caine, who will retire at the end of March. “He has been a guiding light, a north star,” Zobrist said of Caine. Caine will retire after serving 30 years in the Air Force including five years at Shaw, first as director of

operations for the Ninth Air Force and as vice commander. Zobrist said the Air Force will lose 30 years of experience, but it will continue thanks to all the work Caine has done. “He has an amazing history and has done some incredible stuff,” he said. Zobrist also spoke highly of Caine’s wife of 31 years, Pam, and his children, Elizabeth, Scott Jr. and Mark. “The family serves in a different way and make sacrifices other people don’t understand,” Zobrist said. Scott “Citizen” Caine en-

tered the Air Force in 1987 after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in electrical engineering. While in the Air Force, he had assignments around the U.S. and at Osan Air Force Base, Korea, and Spangdahlem, Germany, where he was a flight commander during the Bosnia conflict. Caine has logged more than 3,400 flying hours including combat missions in support of operations Deny Flight, Decisive Endeavor, Deliberate Guard and

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General sessions court handles most drug and forgery cases BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com If you find yourself on trial for forgery or drug charges you will most likely be in a courtroom at Sumter County Judicial Center on North Harvin Street in general sessions court. General sessions, also known as criminal court, is one part of the circuit court, said Sumter County Clerk of Court Jamie Campbell. The other part of circuit court is court of common pleas, he said. Crimes committed against state laws are tried in circuit courts, which represent different regions of the state.

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There are 16 circuit courts in South Carolina that encompass two or more counties. Criminal and civil court trials in Sumter, Lee, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties are handled by the Third Judicial Circuit Court. Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III said there is one week each month of general sessions trials in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. He did not specify trial weeks for Williamsburg County. He said two judges come in during trial weeks to help quickly move, or close, cases. Finney said there are about 3,000

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cases pending so the solicitor’s office tries to move as many cases as possible during the one week of jury trials each month. He said the court schedule is set by South Carolina Court Administration in Columbia, with input from the solicitor’s office. The court normally closes five to 10 criminal trial and plea cases during jury trial weeks, he said.

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Trial week usually starts with the selection of one or two juries on Monday for the one or two jury trials scheduled at the beginning of the week, he said. The judge will typically take about one hour to qualify the jurors to make sure they are suited for trial, he said. A typical general sessions trial courtroom will consist of one judge, the judge’s law clerk, a court reporter, one staff member from the clerk of court office, legal teams for the state and defendant, the jury, a victim’s advocate, at least two sheriff’s deputies and three

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Clarendon County Council meets Monday Clarendon County Council will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in Council Chambers in the Clarendon County Administration Building, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning. The agenda includes assistance and support contracts with the City of Mrytle Beach and the Clarendon County Detention Center. Donald Harty, will give a presentation on the Junior Golf Program with the Clarendon County Recreation Department. Council will consider approval of a bulk water purchase and sale agreement with the City of Manning and a request to submit a S.C. Department of Safety grant application for the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office. Council will also hear reports from Chief Financial Officer Lynden Anthony, County Administrator David Epperson and Council Chairman Dwight Stewart. Anyone in need of auxiliary aid to attend the meeting may call ADA Compliance Coordinator Thomas Harvin at (803) 433-3223 or email tlharvin@ clarendoncountygov.org.

No injuries in 3 house fires in 3 days BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Two houses were destroyed and a third was heavily damaged during three separate fires on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. No injuries were reported during any of the incidents. On Wednesday, Sumter County firefighters responded to a house fire in the 6800 block of Camden Highway in Rembert. The call came in at 4:42 a.m. and firefighters arrived on scene at 4:45 a.m. to find the 2,000-square-foot structure fully involved, according to an incident report. Firefighters had the flames under control by 5:56 a.m. Fire investigators were not able to determine a cause or origin of the fire.

The structure and contents, valued at approximately $225,000, were determined to be a total loss. On Thursday, firefighters received a call about a house fire in the 2200 block of Stanley Road at 5:12 p.m. The house was 25 percent involved and the carport was fully involved when fire units arrived at 5:16 p.m., according to an incident report. The fire was under control by 7:38 p.m. A cause of the fire was determined to be electrical and it spread from the laundry room to the kitchen and attic of the 2,000-square-foot house. Approximately $50,000 of the house and $5,000 in contents were reportedly lost. About $75,000 of the house and $15,000 in contents were saved. On Friday, firefighters received a call at 5:29 a.m. about a fire at a

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Summerton council meets Tuesday The Summerton Town Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Summerton Town Hall, 10 Main St., Summerton. On the agenda is a request to declare an International truck as surplus property. Council will hear reports from Mayor Mac Bagnal, updates from staff and public comment as it relates to the agenda. An executive session may be called if needed. For more information, call (803) 485-2525.

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Donations, volunteers needed for storm victims Sumter United Ministries needs help to fill 12 to 14 additional pallets of supplies for tornado victims in Albany, Georgia. Donations are needed by Tuesday and can be dropped off at Sumter United Ministries, 36 S. Artillery Drive, and Bynum Insurance, 1170 Wilson Hall Road, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., or at the YMCA during their hours of operation. The following are needed: wash clothes and towels; sheets and blankets; pillows and pillow cases; socks; flashlights and batteries; cleaning supplies and bleach; toiletry items; school supplies; diapers and wipes; brooms, rakes and gloves; prepackaged food items such as crackers, soups, Gatorade; and dog and cat food. If you would like to volunteer to help sort, box and stack items on pallets, come to United Ministries between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. For additional information, call (803) 775-0757.

1,000-square-foot house in the 300 block of Green Swamp Road. According to an incident report, the house was 90 percent involved when fire units arrived on scene at 5:36 a.m. Firefighters had the blaze under control by 6:44 a.m. The cause of the fire is undetermined, but the fire reportedly started at the fireplace. In the report, the occupant said a fire was going inside the fireplace when he heard a noise in the bedroom on the opposite side of the fireplace. The occupant said flames were moving up one of the walls of the bedroom when he opened the door. The structure was determined to be a total loss of approximately $75,000. About $8,000 in contents were also lost during the fire.

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Lois McCracken is shown with her dog, Carolina’s Running with the Hare, called Blew, receiving his ribbon at the 2014 American Water Spaniel Specialty Show’s Best in Show award. Blew also has won Best in Breed Award at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City for three years running. See him compete at Westminster on Tuesday night on Fox Sports 1 network between 8 and 11 p.m.

The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce has started an Anniversary Awards Program. The program began in December when Chamber President and CEO Chris Hardy and staff members presented engraved awards to Chamber members who were celebrating prominent membership anniversaries. John Jones, owner of Jones Chevrolet-Cadillac, was the first member to receive an Anniversary Award in celebration of 50 years of dedication to the Chamber. In addition to the award presented to Jones, three 25-year anniversaries were also awarded. “The Chamber of Commerce’s goal is two-fold when creating this program. One being recognizing significant anniversaries, although all are important, and the second is just another opportunity for us to be in the community and talk to our members and learn more about them. This will be a continuous part of our body of work, and each month we will be delivering these

awards as a way of saying thank you for their commitment to our Chamber of Commerce,’’ Hardy said. “We all know many new initiatives start with a simple conversation and then grow from there. Some take longer to come to fruition and others not so much. This program was one we knew we wanted to do, we just needed to work on the logistics of what it looked like. We realized we might be overthinking it, and just decided to do it,” Hardy said. Chamber Vice President of Sales and Marketing Maureen Dunton was also involved in the inception of the program. “Building relationships is the most important thing we do. Being able to show our members that they are valuable to us and recognizing them for their achievements and contributions to our community is a great pleasure,” Dunton said. For more information about the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, visit www.sumterchamber.com or call (803) 7751231.

Lee County Council to hold hearings before meeting FROM STAFF REPORTS Lee County Council will have public hearings followed by a regular council meeting beginning at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Family Court Room on the second floor of the Lee County Courthouse, 123 S. Main St., Bishopville. The first public hearing will concern an ordinance authorizing a feein-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Atlantic Canners Inc., the issuance of special source revenue credits and other

related matters. A second public hearing will concern an amendment to the zoning ordinance to permit a waste tire processing facility as a permitted use in a rural district. Both hearings will include a public comment period. After the hearings, council will meet in regular session. The agenda includes the second reading of a zoning amendment allowing waste tire processing as a permitted use in a rural district; several items pertain-

ing to “Project Tide;” and an ordinance concerning a fee-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Atlantic Canning Inc. Council will consider a resolution supporting and approving of the Rural County Transformation Fund by the South Carolina General Assembly. Council will also consider the appointment of Luke Smith to the Lee County Assessment Board of Appeals and hear committee reports. For more information, call (803) 4845341 extension 323.

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‘Leading Ladies’ delivers non-stop laughs A REVIEW BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Sumter Item “When you’re down and out,” dial 775-2150 and shout, “I want tickets to ‘Leading Ladies!’” The current Sumter Little Theatre play offers more than mere comedy. The presentation combines farce, burlesque, slapstick, sight gags and a whole realm of delicious humor. Although there are no deep world-shattering morals, you may cry, but the tears will come from laughing so hard. Director Traci Quinn suggests “the play affords a break from the current darkness of the world.” Opening night’s performance attested to the truth of that goal. Her skillful direction and well chosen cast made the evening one moment of laughter after another. There is a saying “Clothes make the man (and of course, the woman).” In “Leading Ladies” clothes make the man, woman and man/woman and woman/man. If that sounds confusing, the visual interplay of costumes and costume changes just adds to the fun. The set design by Randy Abbott and Michael Duffy is suitably elegant — from the wallpaper with its oriental floral motif to the long gold mirror and ’50s-influenced black and white flooring. Sylvia Pickell’s choice of costumes highlights the amazing character development — from Matt Wilt’s appearance as Stephanie to David Brown’s Shakespearean character to

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Matt Wilt as Jack, is the rival of Butch, played by Hunter Cappelmann, right, for the affections of blonde bombshell Audrey, played by Amber Coulter in Sumter Little Theatre’s comedy “Leading Ladies,” which opened Thursday. The play continues through Feb. 19. Stephanie and Maxine’s white heels. From the moment the swordplay begins, Wilt (Jack/ Stephanie) and Storm Smith (Leo/Maxine) display their terrific sense of timing and comedic movement. Both actors transition from guys to gals and back again with hysterical machinations. (If you don’t smile and laugh, there is no hope for you.) These two constantly and faultlessly contribute to the increasing hilarity of the play. Charlotte Gallagher plays Meg with charm, grace, a red towel and a subtly naughty streak as the plot develops.

Duffy as Rev. Duncan delightfully reveals his self-seeking nature with an enthusiasm that makes him almost forgivable. David Brown succeeds in leading his character Doc through a variety of cleverness: He confesses to his son, “I married for love. Biggest mistake I ever made in my whole life.” He informs the preacher, “Doc Dogooder, I enjoyed your sermon. It was the best sleep I had all week.” But he is majestically funny in his scene with Wilt/Stephanie. Amber Coulter exudes an energetic innocence from her opening scene on roller skates

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t’s hard to believe Spoleto Festival USA is entering its 5th decade of bringing an extensive catalog of the best in performing arts to Charleston for 17 consecutive days. This season, beginning May 26, brings some classic performances to the many stages of the Holy City, and there are plenty of new, cutting-edge events on the schedule, as well. Perhaps the most highly anticipated performance will be Tchaikovsky’s luxuriously set opera Eugene Onegin. With soprano Natalia Pavlova as Tatyana and baritone Franco Pomponi as Onegin, the Russian lyric opera is based on Alexander Pushkin’s verse novel. The opera is notable for its melodramatic and dark plot, but more so for Tchaikovsky’s music. Eugene Onegin is melodramatic — it’s a tale of unrequited love, requited love, honor, dishonor and emotional sacrifice. And there’s even a duel. Chen Shi-Zheng directs; he has previously directed “Monkey: Journey to the West” and “Peony Pavilion” at Spoleto to much critical and popular acclaim. See it in the newly renovated Gaillard Center. Two other operas are also on the schedule this spring. Antonio Vivaldi’s Farnace PHOTO BY DAVID RUANO will be presented for Flamenco luminary Maria Pages will bring her the first time in the work, “Yo, Carmen,” to the Gaillard Center on United States at Dock May 27 and 28. Street Theatre. It will be directed by Garry Hynes, the first woman to win a Tony award for best director of a play; she will also direct Waiting for Godot. Lucas Francesconi’s 21st-century opera Quartett will also have its U.S. premiere at Spoleto Festival USA. The Royal Opera House’s production will be conducted by John Kennedy, Spoleto’s Director of Orchestral Activities and resident conductor. Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot is a play of despair and desolation that provokes deep thought and discussion among theater goers to this day. Labeled one of the first examples of Theater of the Absurd, the 1949 play often provokes the question, “Who is Godot?” Many think he is God. The play is produced by the Druid theater company and directed by Garry Hynes; it will be presented at Dock Street Theatre. The great jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater is the headliner for the Wells Fargo Jazz series; she’ll perform at the College of Charleston Cistern Yard on May 25 and May 26. A multiple Grammy winner and a Tony winner for playing Glinda the Good Witch

in “The Wiz” on Broadway, Bridgewater was also the host for National Public Radio’s “Jazz Set with Dee Dee Bridgewater” for 23 years. She was recently named 2017 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master. Victoria Thierree Chaplin returns to the Emmett Robinson Theatre at College of Charleston to collaborate once again with her daughter Aurelia Thierree on Murmurs, which combines theater, illusion and dance in a dreamlike performance in which normally inanimate objects take on lives of their own. The show is playful and, at times, slightly dark, as Thierree’s character seems to lose contact with reality. Six dance companies will perform in Spoleto’s 2017 dance series. Monchichi combines ballet and martial arts with hip-hop. Celebrated flamenco dancer Maria Pages presents Yo,Carmen, based on the story made famous in Bizet’s opera. Pages is hailed as a “true master at work ... magical,” as those who have seen her previously at the Gaillard Center will recall. She’ll be there again with her company on May 27 and 28. Ayodele Casel is a New Yorker and a versatile tap dancer, who was the only female in Savion Glover’s “Not Your Ordinary Tappers.” Gregory Hines called her “one of the PHOTO BY RICHARD HAUGHTON top young tap dancers in the world.” She’ll Murmurs, a collaborabegin five performances at the Woolfe Street tion by Aurelia ThierPlayhouse on June 1. ree (pictured) and VicSharon Eyal and Gai Behar, Israeli choretoria Thierree Chaplin, ographers, will present OCD Love, which is will make its Festival just what its title sounds like — love told debut at the Emmett through an obsessive-compulsive’s eyes. Robinson Theatre at We Love Arabs, choreographed and perCollege of Charleston formed by Hillel Kogan, brings humor to on May 26. the Arab-Israeli conflict as it seeks a way to conquer prejudice. French circus by Compagnie XY brings Il n’est pas encore minuit to the Memminger Auditorium for six performances, starting on June 6. Their performances are not just physically exciting, but thought-provoking, as well, as the athletic cast does seemingly impossible feats, with surprise after surprise. Superb music of almost every genre characterizes the large concert schedule at venues around Charleston. The festival’s beloved Chamber Music series, choral music, orchestral works, jazz and more will again be ongoing throughout the festival. For a complete schedule of Spoleto USA performances and ticket information visit the website https.spoletousa.org or call (843) 579-3100. Beginning May 1, the Spoleto box office will be open daily at the Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St., Charleston.

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Catherine Mae Foley and Robert Ivo Bussmann were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at First Presbyterian Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Foley Jr. of Sumter, and the granddaughter of Jacob and Nancy Carter of Westminster, Dr. Louis J. Foley of Princeton, Illinois, and the late Karen Nelson Sokolnick of Woodstock, Illinois. She graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in French. She is employed by Hospice of the Upstate as a development associate. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Bussman of Vienna, Virginia, and the grandson of Mrs. Iris Bussmann-Bognor of Regis, England, the late Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth MacLean Hillas of Penobscot, Maine, and the late Mr. Ray George Bussmann of New Port Richey, Florida. He graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Sci-

EDUCATION NEWS Wilson Hall REGION SPELLING BEE WINNERS Fifth-grader Grayson Alexander and seventh-grader Lucy Li won the S.C. Independent School Association Regional Spelling Bee for their respective grades and will advance to the state bee. One hundred students in grades three though eight, representing nine SCISA schools, participated in the regional bee. The bee, hosted by Wilson Hall, was coordinated by Becky Haley and moderated by Scott Warren.

TEACHERS OF THE YEAR The following faculty members were selected by their peers as Wilson Hall Teachers of the Year: lower school — Ebbie Goodson, librarian; middle school — Teresa Alexander, an English teacher; and upper school — Chuck McCord, a science teacher.

COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE Wilson Hall is hosting a community open house for parents of prospective students in 3-year-old preschool through 12th grade from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19. The public is invited to learn more about Wilson Hall and its academic, athletic and extracurricular programs from faculty members, current students and their parents. — Sean Hoskins

St. Anne & St. Jude Catholic School STUDENTS COMPETE IN BEES Third- through eighth-grade students from St. Anne & St. Jude Catholic School competed recently in a regional spelling bee held at Wilson Hall School. Third-grader Enrique Rodriquez will go on to compete in the state spelling bee on Feb. 15. On Feb. 8, middle school students competed in the regional SCISA quiz bowl. This year, the fourth- and fifthgrade students will also participate in a regional quiz bowl on April 5. Seventh-grader Joshua Bowman won the schoolwide geography bee and will go on to compete in the state geography bee on March 31. Winners of this event go on to compete in D.C. — Kim Reisenauer

Sumter School District CLARK NAMED STAR TEACHER Morgan Clark, a fourth- and fifthgrade science and math teacher at Kingsbury Elementary School, was named the February Star Teacher of the Month in the program sponsored by Community Broadcasters. She and Superintendent Frank Baker appeared on the Good Morning Sumter show on 105.9FM with host Derek Burress. Clark was nominated by several of her students who said she makes learning fun and easier for them. One student said she is willing to help him anytime he needs it and always puts the students first. All of the students who nominated her saw the dedication she has for the profession and felt the love she has for her students. When asked about her future plans, Clark said she would like to stay in education but is interested in administration. A teacher is chosen from one Sumter School District school monthly for the honor of being the Star Teacher of the Month. The program is sponsored by Staples, and the sponsor gives a large bag of supplies to the recipient. Sumter School District appreciates the support

of Community Broadcasters and Staples for recognizing our teachers and supporting the public school system in our community.

SHS BAND STUDENTS EXCEL Sumter High School band students completed rigorous audition processes at the end of the first semester for various all-state and region bands. Students have been seated in bands in three different events. High school bands from across South Carolina competed for a limited number of seats in the All State Jazz band. Tony Bridges was selected for the trombone. In the South Carolina All-State band, high school bands from across the state competed for the band. Chosen for this band were Tony Bridges, trombone; Sessaly Mitchell-Nelson, alto saxophone; and Joseph Palmer, tuba. In the Region 5 band, high schools from across the region including Sumter, Florence and the Lowcountry included Rebecca Phillips, flute; Alondra Guillen and Alex Libby, clarinet; Matthew James and Breanna Bradley, bass clarinet; Sessaly Mitchell-Nelson, Jasmine Brunson, and Felicia DeMarte, alto saxophone; Cameron McDuffie, Conrad Kenner and Katherine Allen, trumpet; and Nicholas Howard and Joseph Clayborne, horn. Also selected were Te'Ondrus Billie and Tony Bridges, trombone; Daniel Howard and Joseph Palmer, tuba; Lucas Trosper, percussion; Jillian Vanderpool, Enneleise Hirak and Jaela Hunter, flute; Lona Gillard, Bailey Marks, Carmen Blake and Janeekqua Cabbagestalk, clarinet. Tori Stoudenmier is director of bands at Sumter High School.

KINDERGARTEN, PRE-KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION UNDERWAY Sumter School District continues to hold pre-kindergarten and kindergarten registration for the 2017-18 school year. Both are full-day programs. Students must be 5 years old by Sept. 1 to qualify for kindergarten and 4 years old by Sept. 1 to qualify for pre-kindergarten. The pre-kindergarten program is not state mandated, and there are a limited number of slots available at each school. Potential pre-kindergarten students will be pre-screened using a stateapproved instrument. Students must meet the family income eligibility table or be Medicaid eligible. Students must attend the school within their attendance zone. To register for these programs, parents should visit the school and bring the child's birth certificate, South Carolina Immunization Form 2740, proof of residence, a physical examination form (kindergarten only) and Medicaid card or other proof of income. For more information, call the appropriate school or the Director of Early Childhood Education Libby DuBose at (803) 774-5900. Parents are encouraged to enroll their children no later than April 28.

BOARD TO MEET Sumter School District Board will meet at 6 p.m. Monday at Wilder Elementary School. The meeting is open to the public. Those who want to speak during public participation are asked to sign up in the lobby before the meeting begins. — Mary B. Sheridan

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ence degree in business management. He is a helicopter pilot in the South Carolina Army National Guard. The Rev. Josie C. Holler officiated at the ceremony. Music was provided by Hamilton Stoddard, organist; and Anne Davé, soloist. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a custom-made Callie Tein ballgown by Modern Trousseau of ivory Thai silk with a wrapped bodice and accented with a Swarovski crystal belt. She carried a bouquet of white lilies, garden roses, tulips, hydrangeas and ranunculus. Elizabeth Carter Foley, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Josephine Bennett Anthony, Molly Kiernan Barbieri, Abigail Louise Keaveney, Jessica Lauren Patterson, Taylor Brianne Perry and Sonya Nicole Weeks. Zachary John Kleiner served as best man. Groomsmen were Maxwell Gabriel Ames, Jack Anthony Andritsch, Daniel John Dey, Mat-

Bennett, Jahari Junious, De’Maurion McFadden, Zachaheus Pearson, Alicia Pompey, Tegan Raymond, Amani Reed, Camani Scott, Tamaria Scott and Jaleel Williams • A/B Honor Roll — Tiyone Bannister, Giulianna Baragona, Regi’Niyah Burgess, Mylaisha Gipson, SaNye Hilton, Termarionna Hilton, Giovanni Jackson, Acacia Lawson, Darnell Livingston, Kayce McCray, Mi’Kayla Moody, Naomi Nelson, Kendal Ragin, Ari Rendell, MaLaysia Rhames, Ryan Haynesworth, Drayvion Sampson, Yasmeen Simmons and Nicholas Westley • Perfect Attendance — Fra’jon Bennett, Sa’Nye Hilton, Termarionna Hilton, Taliyah Issac, Terronine Lemmon, Naomi Nelson, Zachaheus Pearson, Kaden Ragin, Tegan Raymond, Drayvion Sampson, Caman Scott, Tamaria Scott, Gabrielle Simmons, Yasmeen Simmons, Isabella Williams, Jaleel Williams, Ra’Ki York and Ry’Quon York • Citizenship — Kayce McCray, Malaysia Rhames, Isabella Williams, Tegan Raymond and Fra’Jon Benett Second grade • Principal’s Honor Roll — Nyren Bowman, Kaelyn Briggs, Jaden Dixon, Majestic Hatcher, Aria Gibson, Jalahn Pearson and Nylah Washington • A/B Honor Roll — Zyhrietta Abraham, Daliyah Black, Davon Bowman, Jacquez Brimfield, Mariah Holliday, Quinton Jackson, Faraah James, Keith James, Kaleis McFadden-Lang, Tynisa MvPhatter, Malcolm O’Brien, Jamari Pleasant and Danny Ragin • Perfect Attendance — Zyhrietta Abraham, Daliyah Black, Davon Bowman, Rayuanna Carter, Sean Conyers, Kylia Fulton, Zamaria Lowery, Kermaurion McConnico, Kaleis Lang-McFadden, Tynisha McPhatter, Jamari Pleasant, Taylor Sweat, Malcolm O’Brien and Nylah Washington. • Citizenship — Ma’Kela Aiken, Daliyah Black, Malcoln O’Brien, Mariona Oliver and Victor Perry St. Paul Elementary School Third grade • Principal’s Honor Roll — Saniya House, Peyton McCray, Victoria Oliver, Ricardo Perez-Gomez, Ja’Niya Smythe and Tyquan Williams • A-B Honor Roll — Jennifer AsijtujOsorio, Jada Bowman, Nylah Bradford, Ziaier Bryant, Emani Caldwell, Jamauri Calloway, Eric Dingle, Zarianah Frazier, Jo’Quell Jackson Fourth grade • Principal’s Honor Roll — Latyana Bowman, Kelis James, Maria Russell and Cornelius Washington • A-B Honor Roll — Keymonty Brown, Key’Nyreia Butler, Janiah Gibson, Trinity Harris, Jaynayisha Johnson, Charlesia Junious, Ariyannah Junius, Sae’breyien Keaton, Antanique Lang, Javier Lawson, Tyanna McPhatter, Harsh Patel, Natasha Perry, Katrease Pringle, Miracle Williams and Joseph Wright Fifth grade • A-B Honor Roll — Yaquelin Asijtuj-Osorio, Abraham Celocia, Nathaniel Davis, Jamira Hickson and Madison Oliver Sixth grade • Principal’s Honor Roll — Rosandra Bennett • A-B Honor Roll — Shidrea Bradshaw, Jamya Briggs-Nelson, Shanell Brooks, Troy Busby, John Celocia, Juan Dozier, Jasmyn Hickson, Capri Ladson and Sariah Majette • Perfect Attendance — Malaysha Adams, Travontae Adams, Jennifer Asijtuj-Osorio, Rosandra Bennett, Nylah Bradford, Shidrea Bradshaw, Jamya Briggs-Nelson, Joel Briggs-Nelson, Shanell Brooks, Damikah Brown,

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thew Ryan Grajewski, Derek Quentin Morte and Ryan Glenn Wolfe. Readers were Mark Wayne Williams Jr. and Mary Catherine Riva, cousins of the bride. The bride's parents held the reception at The O'Donnell House in Sumter. The bridegroom's parents held the rehearsal party at Sunset Country Club in Sumter. Following a wedding trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, the couple will reside in Anderson.

Duron Brunson, Shamara Brunson, Ziaier Bryant, Troy Busby, Key’Nyreia Butler, Jamauri Calloway, Anthony Cain, Nyciere Carter, Javon Cox, Dayana Dingle, Dayara Dingle, Malachi Evans, Cemiya Gibson, Trinity Harris, Jo’Quell Jackson, Kelis James, Essence Johnson, Tamyra Keels, Timothy Keels, Jordan Kind, Capri Ladson, Louis Ladson, Saige Ladson, Antanique Lang, Sariah Majette, Tyanna McPhatter, Jada Myers, J’Kwon Nelson, Breanna Peeler, Ricardo PerezGomez, Natasha Perry, Keysean Prince, Sage Pusher, Nazaiah Richardson, Cameron Scott, Tavaisha Scott, Zaykyan Scott, Evonta Simmons, Bryant Singleton, Tiara Starks, Jahmarion Taylor, Zaniyah Taylor, Tylik Tevis, Tajuana Thames, Mya Tindal, Jatavia Watson, Zakariya Watson, Zamir Watson, Shyiann Weathers, Jimmy Weeks, Mia’Angel Weeks, Ashley Wiggins, Alexus Williams, Miracle Williams and Randy Williams • Citizenship — Jennifer Asijtuj-Osorio, Yaquelin Asijtuj-Osorio, Issac Boyd, Jamya Briggs-Nelson, Abraham Celocia, Dayana Dingle, Teyvion Dixon, Malachi Evans, Zarianah Frazier, Danasiah Green, Allison Hall, Koinyah Lawson, Jerome Lyles, Latanza Hammett, Trinity Harris, Jamira Hickson, Fernando Lopez, Tyanna McPhatter, De’Aja Moody, India Moorer, Matthew Noble, Makayla Noble, Victoria Oliver, Maria Russell, Sage Pusher, Ka’Layah Ragin, Bryant Singleton, Nythashia Syms, Charles Torres, Nadya Walls, Shyiann Weathers, Alexus Williams, Miracle Williams and Ty’Quan Williams Scott’s Branch Middle School Seventh grade • A/B Principal Honor Roll — Brikell Livingston, Shanna Middleton, Terrance Pusher and Zakee Rendell Eighth grade • Principal's list — Bre Aunna Bozier and Sherma’nte Singleton • A/B Principal Honor Holl — Rashon Green, Zoe Morrow, Niti Patel and Jada Riley • Perfect Attendance — Jai’Niyah Belle, Jaheid Burton, TyDarian Chandler, Marquell Lawson, Zoe Morrow, Cedric Pugh Jr., Terrance Pusher, Jahayla Rawls, Dravon Sampson, Micheal Taylor, Niquarius Wilder and Sherma’nte Singleton. Scott's Branch High School Ninth grade • Principal’s List — Tayonna Brailsford, Shateeka Brunson, Aaliyah Butler-Brown, T’Ziah Daniels, Shakeriah Dow and Teja Madison • A/B Honor Roll — Jalyn Gibson, Rickia Grant, Samyra House and Shakerra Phillips 10th grade • Principal’s List — Amonte Brown, Jordan Caldwell, Analya Jackson, Kadryian Johnson, Destiny Junious, Faith Lawson, Tonia Lawson, Nyreasia Lesesne, Sarah Middleton and Christaine Oliver • A/B Honor Roll — Xavier Bennett, Deondre Brunson, Iezanniah Gibson, Mikera Lvingston, Chanlya Monroe, Justin Smith, Schuyler Turner, David Way, Mary Wiimberly and Nyah Wright 11th grade • Principal’s List — Jamal Carter, Zhailin Johnson, Mercedes Oliver and Vaquan Wilder • A/B Honor Roll — Kierra Bowman, Diamond Gaymon, Shaniya Holliday, Daisha Johnson, Robert Matterson, Joshua Pringle, Tatyana Simmons, Keion Stukes, Kianna Stukes, Paulette Wimberly and Terrace Yon

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Morris College RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK Morris College will recognize Religious Emphasis week Feb. 14-17. The speaker for the week will be Dr. Charles M. Pee, assistant professor, Division of Religion, Humanities and Social Sciences and pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Conway.

MID-WINTER BANQUET AND RALLY The Morris College annual MidWinter Banquet and Rally will be held in the Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday. The speaker of the evening will be Bishop Samuel Lawrence Green Sr., presiding bishop of the Seventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. — Anika Cobb

Lee County School District BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Junior ROTC students from Lee Central High School visited Bishopville Primary School and read to 4K and 5K students. The 4K and 5K students were excited to see the Junior ROTC cadets in their uniforms. The cadets set a wonderful example for the students. Bishopville Primary School looks forward to a continued partnership with Lee Central High School’s Junior ROTC program. It’s full STEAM ahead for thirdgrade students. The students used their science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematic skills to create bridges as a response to the book, “Pop’s Bridge.” Students were provided with materials such as craft sticks, clay, string and glue to create their own bridge. Parent University was held on Jan. 26. Participants enjoyed a presentation on bullying from Kelvin Williams, district social worker. Williams also presented strategies on how parents and community members can support their children as well as the school.

LOWER LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lower Lee Elementary School Spelling Bee was held on Jan. 23 with fifthgrader Sean Rouse winning the title of “School Winner.” Three of the school’s winners advanced as district winners. Lower Lee Elementary School’s second-grade students dominated the district’s secondthrough fourth-grade category. Lauren Jackson achieved first place, and Nycer Henry achieved second place. In the district’s fifththrough eighthgrade category, fifth-grade student Alaya Fleming achieved third place. Congratulations to all participants. Lower Lee Elementary School held its first monthly Club Day on Jan. 27. Students were able to join the club of their choice to include: Fitness, Book Buddy, Arts and Crafts, Spanish, Cool Science Investigation (CSI), Sassy Science for Girls, Gentlemen’s, Drama, Photography and Choir. Fifth-grade students took an inhouse virtual field trip courtesy of Patriots Point in Charleston. The virtual tour was led by Colton Price, who introduced the students to the floating World War II museum. The virtual tour allowed students to participate in a special social studies and science exploration through virtual reality headsets. The 3R Program at Lower Lee Elementary School has proven to be successful. Through the reiteration of the 3Rs: Ready, Respectful and Responsible, students are learning valuable les-

sons. Faculty and staff members recognize students for exemplifying characteristics of the 3Rs. The 3R award recipients receive a personalized certificate, bag of goodies, a photograph and are inducted into the Lower Lee Elementary School Student Wall of Fame. Congratulations to all the 3R award recipients. Keep up the good work. Lower Lee Elementary School extended a warm welcome and a huge bear hug to one of Lee County School District’s newest board members, Dorothy Baker. Baker visited Lower Lee Elementary School on Jan. 24 and delighted the students, faculty and staff with a generous donation of books for the school library. Thank you Mrs. Baker.

WEST LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Lee Elementary School’s A and A/B Honor Roll students celebrated their first Honor Roll Dance on Jan. 27. The students had a great time showing off their dance moves. Congratulations to all the students who achieved the Honor Roll during the second quarter. Frogal Rockers are jazzing it up in music. During Black History Month, students in Melinda Spencer’s music classes will be researching the concepts of jazz. Students will read stories about jazz musicians and use that information to create rhythmic jazz poems or blues songs. Some of the great black jazz musicians the students are reading about are: South Carolina native Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Bessie Smith and Billy Holiday. Third- through fifth-grade students are discussing and listening to a book on Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. They are also reading informational text on her life. They will sketch a bridge then create it out of craft sticks, masking tape and glue. 4K through second-grade students are focused on the black author, quilt maker and painter Faith Ringgold. They will be drawing and painting an “If I Could Fly” painting. Everyone will create a Black History Month bookmark as well. Second-grade students are reading and learning to research a black history figure. The students will write a report and dress up as that person to read what they wrote at the school’s Black History Month program. Fifth-grade mathematicians are working on finding volume, area and perimeter by measuring classroom furniture and finding the number of tiles needed to cover their classroom. To top off this month’s endeavors, West Lee volcanologists are working on volcanic eruptions in West Leeville. They are creating an evacuation plan and examining the effects this natural hazard has on the environment.

LEE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL You can read all about Lee Central High School’s self-contained Special Education class in its book titled “All About Us.” The class worked diligently on its book of memoirs in October and November. The book was sent to Student Treasures Publishing in December. The class of 10 exceptional students have disabilities ranging from autism to moderate intellectual disability. Congratulations to the students on becoming published authors. A special thanks to the self-contained Special Education Teacher Warren Joye and teacher assistants Patricia Witherspoon, Melinda Carraway and Jeannette Doyle for assisting the students on this project.

DISTRICT WIDE February is National Parent Leadership Month. National Parent Leadership Month highlights the many opportunities available for parents, professionals, policymakers and other community members to engage in partnerships with the goal of building and supporting strong and safe families. It is also a time to raise awareness of the important role that parents play in the lives of their children. Gwendolyn Frederick, district parent liaison, will be partnering with school principals to host a variety of parenting events during the month. State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman will visit Lee County School District on Friday. Lee County School Superintendent Wanda Andrews is excited about Spearman’s visit. Lee County School District will host

its annual African-American Heritage Showcase on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Lee Central High School at 6 p.m.

CORRECTION In last week’s edition of the Lee County School District news, thirdplace district winner in the fifththrough eighth-grade spelling bee, Alaya Fleming, was incorrectly listed as a sixth-grade student at Lee Central Middle School. Alaya Fleming is a fifth-grade student at Lower Lee Elementary School. Congratulations on your achievement Alaya. The correct list of winners in the fifththrough eighth-grade category are: first place — Gerald Wilson, seventh-grader at Lee Central Middle School; second place — Azariah Fullard, seventh-grader at Lee Central Middle School; and third place — Alaya Fleming, fifth-grader at Lower Lee Elementary School — Shawnta McKenzie

Central Carolina Technical College HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER CAREER FAIR On Monday, Central Carolina Technical College will host its fifth-annual career fair at the Health Sciences Center in downtown Sumter from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This event offers Nursing, Medical Assisting, Surgical Technology, Medical Record Coding, Massage Therapy and Pharmacy Technology students, graduates and faculty a chance to meet representatives from hospitals and health care facilities to discuss career and employment opportunities. Students will also have the opportunity to meet with prospective employers as well as higher-education institutions. For more information about the 5th Annual Health Sciences Career Fair, contact CCTC’s Career Services at 803773-6673 or email mcduffiect@cctech. edu.

UNIVERSITY TRANSFER DAY On Tuesday, Central Carolina Technical College will hold its annual University Transfer Day. The event will run from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Building M500 on the Main Campus in Sumter. This is a great opportunity for students to meet representatives from four-year public and private colleges and universities, as well as representatives from all military branches. For more information about University Transfer Day, call (803) 774-3338. — Catherine M. Wood

Thomas Sumter Academy GENEROSITY Upper School character winners for December’s character trait of generosity are: sixth grade — Bryson Watt and Maria Wilson; seventh grade — Gavin Wooten and Jaime Huntley; eighth grade — Philip Carino and Amanda Eastman; ninth grade — Alyssa Law and Maci Willets; 10th grade — Matthew Martin and Samantha Monahan; 11th grade — Payton Houser and Dante Linder; and 12th grade — Jaxon Huettmann and KeKe Hicks.

RESPONSIBILITY Upper School character winners for January’s character trait of responsibility are: sixth grade — Jenene Grover and Annie Lee Kessinger; seventh grade — Alex Vincent and Lindsay Daniel; eighth grade — Logan Long and Logan Oxendine; ninth grade — Madeline Ross and Cameron Dixon; 10th grade — Riley DeLavan and Mason Warren; 11th grade — Contessa Davis and Garrett Davis; and 12th grade — Baileigh Harrelson and Ross Campbell

SCISA LITERARY MEET The following students represented Thomas Sumter Academy at the SCISA Literary Meet on Feb. 1: 12th grade — Haley Fike and Baileigh Harrelson; 11th grade — Contessa Davis and Liam Miller; and eighth grade — Grace Bischoff, Sydney Kindsvater, Ethan Lisenby and Logan Long

SUPER HERO SHOOT-A-THON Thomas Sumter Academy held a Generally Fit Super Hero Shoot-athon on Jan. 30. Thomas Sumter has sponsored Generally Fit events that encourage students to be active and introduces important character traits

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to incorporate into their daily lives. This year’s theme was a Super Hero Shoot-a-thon. All students K3-12 grades, including students from the Columbia campus, participated and logged more than $11,000 in pledges and donations. Money raised will go toward upgrades to PE equipment and replacement of the gym safety mat. — BJ Reed

Sumter Christian School STUDENTS ATTEND LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE On Feb. 1, seniors Madison McElveen and Donzell Metz along with juniors Vanessa Blanton, Noah Campbell, Nicholas Thurmond and Allison Welch accompanied their high school history teacher Matthew Marritt to the 2017 South Carolina Association of Christian Schools Legislative Conference in Columbia. After eating a delicious brunch, the 50 students representing Christian schools across South Carolina went to the capital for a historic tour led by the Republican Party’s National Director of Faith Engagement Chad Connelly. After entering the House of Representatives, they were able to spend 10 minutes observing the procedures of voting on agricultural bills. Before continuing on their historical tour of the various monuments around the Statehouse, the entire group was recognized and applauded in front of the delegates. State Rep. Robert “Bobby” Ridgeway III took time to recognize the SCS students in front of the members of the House. Connelly spent time discussing his pride as a South Carolinian and the importance of Christians having a voice in politics. Students returned to school with a better understanding of governmental procedures and the need to make changes to better their home state. Junior Allison Welch said about Connelly, “I felt that he was a man of God. He had some good values on life and what Christians should be doing.” Junior Vanessa Blanton said that she enjoyed “being able to sit in the chamber room and listen in on what they were talking about and what they were voting on. It was amazing to watch it for myself in person. I also liked being recognized while in the room and people that I feel are important clapping for our presence.” — Miriam Marritt

University of South Carolina Sumter WE ARE CHARLESTON The Center for Oral Narrative at the University of South Carolina Sumter is proud to present a reading and discussion with the authors of We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel at noon Thursday in the Arts and Letters Lecture Hall. This is a free event open to the public. On June 17, 2015, at 9:05 p.m., a young man with a handgun opened fire on a prayer meeting at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, killing nine members of the congregation. The captured shooter, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, a white supremacist, was charged with their murders. Two days after the shooting, while Roof ’s court hearing was held on video conference, some of the families of his nine victims, one by one, appeared on the screen—forgiving the killer. The “Emanuel Nine” set a profound example for their families, their city, their nation and indeed the world. We Are Charleston not only recounts the events of that terrible day, but also offers a history lesson that reveals a deeper look at the suffering, triumph and even the ongoing rage of the people who formed Mother Emanuel AME Church and the wider denominational movement. Exploring the storied history of the AME church may be a way of explaining the price and power of forgiveness, a way of revealing God’s mercy in the midst of tremendous pain. We Are Charleston may help us discover what can be right in a world that so often has gone wrong. For information on authors Author Herb Frazier, Marjory Wentworth and Bernard E. Powers Jr., Ph.D., go to www.wearecharleston. net. — Misty Hatfield

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Sumter County Council to meet FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Council will meet 6 p.m. on Tuesday in County Council Chambers, Sumter County Administration Building, 13 E. Canal St., to consider third reading of a request to amend the county zoning and development ordinances to allow temporary concrete or asphalt batch plants as permitted uses in general commercial, light-industrial warehouse and agricultural conservation districts. Council will also recognize 2016 American Legion Law and Order Recipients. County council will receive reports from the following committees that will also meet on Tuesday: • Sumter County Internal Affairs Committee that will meet at 3:45 p.m. in County Council Conference Room to discuss appointments to the alcohol and drug abuse commission; accommodation tax advisory board; airport commission; cultural commission; planning commission; and Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments; • Sumter County Public Utilities Committee that will meet at 4 p.m. in County

Council Conference Room to receive a report on the Shiloh and Wedgefield Water Utilities Revenue; • Sumter County Land Use Committee that will meet at 4:30 p.m. in County Council Conference Room to discuss an amendment request to make temporary concrete or asphalt batch plants permitted uses in general commercial, light-industrial warehouse and agricultural conservation districts. The committee might also receive an update regarding zoning requirements for solar farms; • Sumter County Liaison Committee that will meet at 5 p.m. in County Council Conference Room to discuss creating a policy and procedures to address complaints from citizens whose concerns fall under another jurisdiction; and • Sumter County Fiscal, Tax and Property Committee that will meet at 5:30 p.m. in County Council Conference Room to discuss, and possibly take action on, a recommendation for a budget adjustment and possibly hold an executive session to discuss a request from a local company regarding a property matter.

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ontroversy continues to exist over the potential effects of high carbohydrate diets on increased risk for obesity among children and adults. Individuals who consume lowfiber starchy processed foods frequently and excessively are reported to be at a greater risk for diabetes and other diseases associated with obesity. Although carbohydrates are vital to the human body it is important to understand that not all carbohydrates are created equal. Carbohydrates are the primary energy source for metabolism and performance and are also necessary for the breakdown of fat. Additionally, carbohydrate intake helps to preserve tissue proteins and maintain a properly functioning central nervous system. However, the types of carbohydrates consumed determine its effectiveness and usefulness.

The type of carbohydrate source consumed effects the digestion and absorption rate. Low-fiber processed Missy starches and Corrigan high sugar beverages digest quickly and enter the blood stream at a fast rate. The surge in blood glucose (sugar) increases insulin demand, perhaps even stimulating the overproduction of insulin. Consistently eating this way may reduce the body’s sensitivity to the effects of insulin requiring more insulin to control blood sugar levels. In contrast, high-fiber unrefined complex carbohydrates provide a slower rate for digestion and release into the blood stream. Dietary fiber slows the breakdown and digestion of food, minimizing

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and pasta remain the carbohydrate sources of choice, they should be consumed in an unrefined form, such as brown rice, whole grain pastas and multigrain breads. Foods that are low on the glycemic index are recommended for keeping blood sugar from spiking too fast or too high. In addition to the carbohydrates you choose to eat, regular exercise has the ability to influence weight management as well as improve sensitivity to insulin. Exercising makes it easier for insulin to transport

glucose to the cells that will use it for energy. So working out after a meal can be a good way to “use up” excess glucose after eating. While carbohydrates are necessary for proper functioning, the types of carbohydrates you choose to eat are even more important. So instead of avoiding carbohydrates or swapping healthy ones for processed ones, consider the immediate and lingering effects and treat your body right with a healthy carbohydrate diet.

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ATTORNEY FROM PAGE A1 over budget and â&#x20AC;&#x153;60 positions that caused the most damage in the general fundâ&#x20AC;? last fiscal year. The districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finance committee has previously discussed that the district was about 60 full-time equivalent positions over budget last year. Last month, board member Johnny Hilton attributed those 60 positions to â&#x20AC;&#x153;miscommunication between the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finance department and personnel department.â&#x20AC;? Halligan said the problems from last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget carried over to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget and now adjustments are having to be made, including Superintendent Frank Bakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emergency financial plan that eliminated

47 jobs, reduced stipends and froze various budget line items. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we get into what is really wrong this year is that last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expenses exceeded revenue,â&#x20AC;? Halligan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The issue for this year is the budget is not a trustworthy estimate of what expenses would be for the whole year. So, that is why the extraordinary steps were taken to put the brakes on in the different areas in early January.â&#x20AC;? Halligan said Allan is taking various measures now to try to fix the budget for this year and put the proper controls in place. Those controls include ensuring district staff is properly trained and fully utilizing budgeting software

AUDIT FROM PAGE A1 products or services is justified. As far as approved â&#x20AC;&#x153;emergency procurements,â&#x20AC;? Poston found numerous occasions of â&#x20AC;&#x153;renovations completed prior to schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening in the fall as the emergency.â&#x20AC;? In her recommendations, the auditor wrote that improvement projects that will be completed during the summer should be solicited in the spring in order to provide sufficient time to complete the projects in the summer at

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to help with payroll analysis and prevent users from overbudgeting positions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scott is trying to make sure the proper software is in place now,â&#x20AC;? Halligan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The objective now is to get the software fully utiALLAN lized and part of Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job is to train the staff accordingly.â&#x20AC;? Allan is taking measures to get the budget correct this year because that prepares the district for next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget, Halligan said. According to Halligan, the board and district leadership all realize that next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget must have the most-efficient use of money possible.

the most competitive pricing. A total cost of these â&#x20AC;&#x153;emergency procurementsâ&#x20AC;? was not listed in the audit report. A third finding by Poston was small purchases under $2,500 didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consistently have purchase orders. Some were paid on purchase requisitions and some were paid by check requests, she wrote in her report. Another report finding disclosed instances where purchase orders were split for individual schools when they should have been combined together into one purchase order and bids solicited to as-

â&#x20AC;&#x153;All operations of the district are under scrutiny for efficiency,â&#x20AC;? Halligan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has to be efficient in every way. The district needs a good and accurate expense budget because this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget was not good.â&#x20AC;? As far as next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budget, the consultantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work flow hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t got to that point yet, but Halligan said everything will be on the table. Those include attendance lines for buses, staffing, capital projects and contracts for all kinds of services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Next year, as a force of circumstance, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to look at everything to run as efficiently as possible with classroom instruction being the No. 1 priority for the district,â&#x20AC;? Halligan said.

sure the most competitive pricing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;None of the findings or expenses were unauthorized â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the case â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that the district didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t completely follow the procurement procedure,â&#x20AC;? Poston said Friday. School board attorney William â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bickâ&#x20AC;? Halligan said Friday he was aware the district had a procurement audit, but he had not looked at the findings and would not comment since he had not reviewed it. Board Chairman the Rev. Daryl McGhaney didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return a phone call Friday from The Item.

The attorney noted that any county-wide school district in the state â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as Sumter School District â&#x20AC;&#x201D; probably has the biggest transportation network in its county, the biggest food service system in the county and more buildings under roof than anybody else. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of that means, you have to run those different systems efficiently,â&#x20AC;? Halligan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That leads to lots of questions and analysis. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of the analysis that they have to do.â&#x20AC;? Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board meeting will be at 6 p.m. at Wilder Elementary School, 975 S. Main St. The board meeting is open to the public and public participation is on the agenda.

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work hard.” He said her advice helped him become a pilot despite facing many difficulties getting approved for flight training. “My family laid me a great foundation,” he said. “Now, you’re looking at the oldest active duty, currently qualified A-10 pilot in the Air Force.” Caine told the story of a young father who lived in a tough neighborhood surrounded by “toxic” people and could have ended up being a victim of his circumstances. Not wanting his daughter to grow up in that environment, he joined the Air Force, where he excelled. “The Air Force turns good Americans into great Americans,” Caine said. The colonel said he is often asked how he feels about retirement, and what he is going to do. “I just had the greatest 30-year training mission, and I have a runway in front of me,” Caine said.

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Trump must break judicial power ‘’Disheartening and demoralizing,’’ wailed Judge Neil Gorsuch of President Trump’s comments about the judges seeking to overturn his 90-day ban on travel to the U.S. from the Greater Middle East war zones. What a wimp. Did our future justice break down crying like Sen. Chuck Schumer? Sorry, this is not Antonin Scalia. And just what horrible thing had our president said? A ‘’so-called judge’’ blocked the travel ban, said Trump. And the arguments in court, where 9th Circuit appellate judges were hearing the government’s appeal, were ‘’disgraceful.’’ ‘’A bad student in high school would have understood the arguments better.’’ Did the president disparage a couple of judges? Yep. Yet compare his remarks to the tweeted screeds of Elizabeth Warren after her Senate colleague, Jeff Sessions, was confirmed as attorney general. Sessions, said Warren, represents ‘’radical hatred.’’ And if he makes ‘’the tiniest attempt to bring his racism, sexism & bigotry’’ into the Department of Justice, ‘’all of us’’ will pile on. Now this is hate speech. And it validates Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to use Senate rules to shut her down. These episodes reveal much about America 2017. They reflect, first, the poisoned character of our politics. The language of Warren — that Sessions is stepped in ‘’racism, sexism & bigotry’’ echoes the ugliest slander of the Hillary Clinton campaign, where she used similar words to describe Trump’s ‘’deplorables.’’ Such language, reflecting as it does the beliefs of one-half of America about the other, rules out any rapprochement in America’s social or political life. This is pre-civil war language. For how do you sit down and work alongside people you believe to be crypto-Nazis, Klansmen and fascists? Apparently, you don’t. Rather, you vilify them, riot against them, deny them the right to speak or to be heard. And such conduct is becoming common on campuses today. As for Trump’s disparagement of the judges, only someone ignorant of history can view that as frightening. Thomas Jefferson not only refused to enforce the Alien & Sedition Acts of President John Adams, his party impeached Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase who had presided over one of the trials. Jackson defied Chief Justice John Marshall’s prohibition against moving the Cherokees out of Georgia to west of the Mississippi, where, according to the Harvard resume of Sen. Warren, one of them bundled fruitfully with one of her ancestors, making her part Cherokee. When Chief Justice Roger Taney declared that President Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of the writ of habeas corpus violated the Constitution, Lincoln considered sending U.S. troops to arrest the chief justice. FDR proposed adding six justices to emasculate a Supreme Court of the ‘’nine old

men’’ he reviled for having declared some New Deal schemes unconstitutional. President Eisenhower Pat called his SuBuchanan preme Court choices Earl Warren and William Brennan two of the ‘’worst mistakes’’ he made as president. History bears Ike out. And here we come to the heart of the matter. Whether the rollout of the president’s temporary travel ban was ill-prepared or not, and whether one agrees or not about which nations or people should be subjected to extreme vetting, the president’s authority in the matter of protecting the borders and keeping out those he sees as potentially dangerous is universally conceded. That a district judge would overrule the president of the United States on a matter of border security in wartime is absurd. When politicians don black robes and seize powers they do not have, they should be called out for what they are -usurpers and petty tyrants. And if there is a cause upon which the populist right should unite, it is that elected representatives and executives make the laws and rule the nation. Not judges, and not justices. Indeed, one of the mightiest forces that has birthed the new populism that imperils the establishment is that unelected justices like Warren and Brennan, and their progeny on the bench, have remade our country without the consent of the governed -- and with never having been smacked down by Congress or the president. Consider. Secularist justices de-Christianized our country. They invented new rights for vicious criminals as though criminal justice were a game. They tore our country apart with idiotic busing orders to achieve racial balance in public schools. They turned over centuries of tradition and hundreds of state, local and federal laws to discover that the rights to an abortion and same-sex marriage were there in Madison’s Constitution all along. We just couldn’t see them. Trump has warned the judges that if they block his travel ban, and this results in preventable acts of terror on American soil, they will be held accountable. As rightly they should. Meanwhile, Trump’s White House should use the arrogant and incompetent conduct of these federal judges to make the case not only for creating a new Supreme Court, but for Congress to start using Article III, Section 2, of the Constitution -- to restrict the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, and to reclaim its stolen powers. A clipping of the court’s wings is long overdue. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the new book ‘’The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.’’

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ho doesn’t like good photos? Take a look at the new, ongoing “Every Picture Tells a Story” photo contest we’re doing online at www.theitem.com. The entries are already coming in and you can view them in what will be an ongoing online gallery. We’re giving away $100 a month to a winner and your photos will appear randomly as feature photos in actual print editions of The Sumter Item. That’s still the best way to look at pictures, isn’t it? Cut them out and put them on the refrigerator. Everyone with a phone these days can take pictures and it’s easier than ever to upload them, so why not do it in support of community journalism? Aren’t you sick of wasting time on Facebook yet? I know I am. As a “so-called” journalist myself, I’m always curious about what people are interested in, and this is a great way for you, our readers, to share what’s important to you. You might shed light on an important issue in Sumter; share a photo of an interesting person, place or event; show us where you’ve been in the world; or maybe just share an old photo. It’s anything you want it to be, so go for it and have fun. Tell us a story. The Sumter Item website has more than a million pageviews a month, so plenty of people all over the world could see your artistic masterpiece. ••• In other Sumter Item housekeeping news, we’ve made a simple but effective improvement to our website that makes it easier for readers to find two of our most popular features: “Reflections” and “Yesteryear,” both of which are produced lovingly and painstakingly each week by archivist and historian Sammy Way along with various members of our design team. In the main menu bar click on “Lifestyles” and you’ll get a dropdown menu. In that menu you’ll see that “Reflections” and “Yesteryear” now have their own categories. We should have done this a long time ago.

You have to be a subscriber to have full access to these remarkable features, and the content is well worth it to anyone interested in the people and history of Sumter and South Carolina. It’s highly searchable and the photos are fantastic. We’ll be adding a photo archive to the mix at some point fairly soon, so sign up for at least an online subscription if you haven’t already. We have hundreds of thousands of pictures you won’t want to miss when we officially open the vault. ••• In all of the “Trump Stuff” I’ve read this week, it was New York Times columnist Roger Cohen who posed one of the most relevant insights about both the state of journalism and the state of affairs in America. Here are some key excerpts from a haunting piece titled, “Am I Imagining This.” Fact-based journalism is a ridiculous, tautological phrase. It’s like talking about oxygen-based human life. There is no other kind. Facts are journalism’s foundation; the pursuit of them, without fear or favor, is its

main objective. Facts matter. The federal judiciary is pushing back. The administration is leaking. Journalism (no qualifier needed) has never been more important. Truth has not yet perished, but to deny that it is under siege would be to invite disaster. ••• The ongoing national imbroglio reminds us why local journalism from trusted sources is more important than ever for the health of American communities. Facts do indeed matter, and The Sumter Item remains committed to bringing you the facts and information that matter to this community. As easy as it is to be cynical and distressed about the state of affairs nationally, we must remember that real change still begins at home. That’s what our reporting will always reflect. ••• Graham Osteen is EditorAt-Large of The Sumter Item. He can be reached at graham@theitem.com. Follow him on Twitter @ GrahamOsteen, or visit www.grahamosteen.com.

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ARNIC J. WASHINGTON LINCOLNVILLE — Arnic J. Washington, age 82, husband of Rosalee W. Washington, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Colleton Medical Center, Walterboro. Born in Charleston County, he was a son of the late Wallace WashWASHINGTON ington Sr. and Lucille Harley Washington. He leaves to mourn his passing: his loving wife of 58 years, Rosalee W. Washington; two children, Raymond (Sherry) Washington and Myra (Richard) Dyson; and a host of other close relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Wesley United Methodist Church, Ladson. The Rev. Julius McDowell is the officiating pastor. Final resting place with military honors will be held at Cherry Hill Cemetery, Ladson. The body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. today, one hour prior to the service. The family will receive friends at the home, 758 E. Randolph St., Lincolnville. Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals of Summerton. Online condolences may be sent to www.dysonshomeforfunerals.com.

HUGH HUMPHRIES JR. Hugh Chapman Humphries Jr., husband of Betsy Shealy Humphries, died on Saturday morning, Feb. 11, on his 85th birthday. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Hugh Chapman and Hannah White Humphries. He attended the public schools of Sumter and graduatHUMPHRIES ed from Edmunds High School in the class of 1950. He attended Clemson University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. Hugh served as president of his senior class, a position he held until his Tiger Reunion in 2004, a total of 51 years. He served in the U.S. Army being discharged as a 1st lieutenant. Following his discharge, Hugh worked with OwensCorning Fiberglass in Anderson and in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. He returned to Sumter as plant engineer with Williams Furniture. He was director of Engineering and Maintenance and later Manager of Operations with Georgia-Pacific, Williams Furniture Division. He ended his working career as a consultant mechanical engineer with James Durant Matthews and Shelley. A lifelong member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Hugh served as chairman of a number of committees including the education, finance and staff parish committees; Church Lay Leader; and chairman of trustees and the administrative board. He was a proud member of the Boyle Bible Class. He was the last surviving member of the building committee, which was responsible for the present Trinity sanctuary complex. In the community, Hugh was active in the Sumter Kiwanis Club where he served as Pancake Day chairman and volunteered as a reader to Mrs. Spigner’s kindergarten class at Kingsbury Elementary School, member of the Progressive Club, the Salvation Army Board, the Salvation Army Boys Club Advisory Board, the Sumter-Columbia Hunting Club, Sumter Mechanical Board of Appeals, the Board of Visitors for Columbia College, Wilson Hall Board of Trustees, and member of the Central Carolina Technical College Commission. A member and supporter of the YMCA from early youth, Hugh served on the YMCA Board and was president in 1976. He was presented the Outstanding Volunteer Service Award in 2003 and named Humanitarian of the Year in 2012. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; one son, Hugh “Chip” C. Humphries III of Sumter; two daughters, Beth Humphries Stilwell and her husband the Rev. Rodney Stilwell of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Logan

Humphries Bagley and her husband Scott Bagley of Greenville; a brother, Leonard Humphries of Myrtle Beach; a sister, Jane Humphries Lawton and her husband, the Rev. Kirk Lawton of Surfside Beach; four grandchildren, Emily Stilwell Kingsbury and her husband Philip, Josiah Stilwell, Helen Givens Truesdale and her husband Jordan, and Hugh C. Humphries IV; step-grandchildren, Robert Soles, River Soles, Tara Scout Soles, Elizabeth Bagley and Andrew Bagley; and three great-grandchildren, Jackson Stilwell, Rachael Kingsbury and Cayden Kingsbury. He was preceded in death by infant twin sons, Mark and David Humphries; a sister-inlaw, Betty Sawyer Humphries, and step-grandson, Colt Soles. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Steve Holler, officiating. A private burial will be at Sumter Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Boyle Bible Class. The family will receive friends at the home. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150; United Ministries, 36 S. Artillery Drive, Sumter, SC, 29150; The Rotarian CART Fund, P.O Box 1916, Sumter S.C. 29151; or the charity of your choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St. is in charge of the arrangements. (803) 7759386.

son and daughter, Lewis and Twana D. Moses of Alcolu; a special granddaughter, Timyrah J. Green; three aunts; four uncles; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the Joshua Missionary Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Eugene Dennis as pastor and the Rev. Jannette Jenkins as eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his parents, 205 Brooklyn St., Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at noon. The funeral procession will leave from the home of his parents at 12:15 p.m. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be friends of the family. Burial will be in the Joshua Missionary Baptist Church Yard Cemetery. Services are directed by the Management and Staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.

NORMA MAPLE Norma Maple, 68, widow of Freddie Lee Maple, departed this life on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at her residence. She was born on Oct. 19, 1948, in Alcolu, a daughter of the late Eddie and Viola Dunham Calvin. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Loretta Maple Logan, 840 Nevada Court, Sumter, SC 29153. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

ROBERT J. ARTUS MOSES CANTY Moses Canty, 56, son of the late Ed and Emily Hickmon Canty, was born on Jan. 28, 1961, in Sumter. He departed this life on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Carrie Canty Green, 442 Robney Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

GEORGE S. FELDER JR. George “JT” Steven Felder Jr., widower of the late Loretta Abraham Felder, departed this life on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Oct. 29, 1950, in Manning, he was a son of the late Steve and Evangelist Margaret Mack Felder. The service of remembrance shall take place at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, at the Mt. Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 5918 Highway 260 Manning, where the pastor, the Rev. Carnell Witherspoon, shall bring words of victory. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence, 16 2nd Ave., Manning. Fleming & DeLaine Funeral Home & Chapel of Manning is in charge of these services. Online condolences for the family may be sent to www. flemingdelaine@aol.com or flemingdelaine@aol.com.

JAMES E. BRAILSFORD James Earl Brailsford, 61, was called from labor to rest on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born Jan. 12, 1956, in Sumter County, he was the son of Rosa Lee Brailsford Sinkler and Leroy Sinkler. He was educated in the public school system of Sumter County and graduated with the class of 1974 from Hillcrest High School. Raised in a Christian home, he attended Joshua Baptist Church in his youth. He was employed with the United Infrastructure Group Inc. for more than 30 years until his health failed. He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Annette Moses Brailsford; his son Christopher; his parents; sisters, Katherine (Charles) James, Joyce (Tony) Wilson of Sumter; brother, Alexander (Angela) Brailsford of Old Bridge, New Jersey; a step-

Robert John Artus, age 81, beloved husband of the late Virginia S. Artus, died on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 in holy matrimony to the late the Rev. Henry Magazine Sr. Their union was blessed with three sons and three daughters, who were blended with seven additional children. She leaves to cherish her memories: Loretta G. Collier of Austell, Georgia, Mattie Westry of Bishopville and Jasper (Sheri) Magazine of Kissimmee, Florida; 21 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren, one great-greatgreat-grandchild; a sister, Beulah Hickmon of Bishopville; four daughters-in-law, Clara Magazine of Bishopville, Josephine Magazine of Sumter, Emma Magazine of Germany and Sheri Magazine of Florida; and a host of nieces and nephews and other relative and friends. Mrs. Magazine was preceded in death by three stepsons, Henry Jr., George and Andrew; two sons, Edward and Wallace; four stepdaughters, Amie, Rebecca, Susie and Eliza Bell; and a daughter, Annie Grace. The public viewing will be held at 2-6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Magazine will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. on Monday for viewing until the hour of service. The funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday at Elizabeth Baptist Church, 4986 Camden Highway, Bishopville, SC 29010, with pastor Gregory Jackson, officiating. Interment will follow in Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 30 Mag Drive, Bishopville, SC 29010. Job’s Mortuary, Inc. 312 S. Main St. is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

LOYD A. YOUNG Loyd Andrew Young, 85, husband of Betty Moore Young, died Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

ATHLEE HELTON AND MARIE V. HILL CHARLOTTE H. MITCHELL Charlotte H. Mitchell, of Sumter, passed on Feb. 9, 2017. Plans will be announced by JP Holley Funeral Home, Columbia Chapel.

CHAENETTA POTTS Chaenetta Potts, of Sumter, passed on Feb. 10, 2017. Plans will be announced by JP Holley Funeral Home, Columbia Chapel.

WILLIAM JONES William Jones, 85, died on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at the Carriage House Nursing Facility. Born in Charleston, he was the son of the late Willie and Lizzie James Jones. The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Murray, 4075 Wedgefield Road. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.

EVA MAGAZINE BISHOPVILLE — Eva Bell McDuffie Magazine, 99, was born on July 3, 1917, in the Lucknow Community of Lee County. She was the daughter of the late deacon Ed and Mattie Blythers McDuffie. She entered into eternal rest on Feb. 7, 2017, at Palmetto Health Tuomey after a period of illness. Mrs. Magazine was educated in a one-room school in Lucknow, which required a daily walk of approximately 3 miles. She was celebrated as the school’s best speller. She became a Christian at an early age and was baptized at Elizabeth Baptist Church, where she remained a devoted member for a lifetime. She served as a member of the missionary society and was honored as the Mother of the Church. She had love and concern for everyone, for that is how God commands us to live. She also served as secretary of the Sons and Daughter of Job Lodge. Mrs. Magazine was united

The funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church, with pastor the Rev. Cortell Woods, officiating. A public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Monday at Job’s Mortuary Interment will follow at Beulah/Haynesworth Cemetery. Mrs. Athlee Johns Hill-Helton, the daughter of the late Lucious Johns and the late Hallie Johns-Lawson, was born Sept. 29, 1929, in Lodge. She departed this life on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at National Health Care. She was educated in the Sumter County Public School System. She was a beloved wife, dedicated mother, loving grandmother and greatgrandmother. She found Christ early in life and became a devoted member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church of Sumter, where she served as a member of the gospel choir. Athlee leaves to cherish her memory: her beloved husband, Freddie Helton of Sumter; her children, Lucious Johns, Albert (Dianne) Hill, Nesbitt (Rudean) Hill of Sumter, Elease Hill of Reisterstown, Maryland, and Brenda Carter of Sumter; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her first husband Tessie Lee Hill; two daughters, Cynthia Hill and Marie Hill; son, David Hill; daughter-in-law, Juliette Johns; and two greatgrandchildren. Marie V. Hill, affectionately known as “Re”, was born on Dec. 30, 1950, in Sumter. Marie was the daughter of the late Tessie L. Hill and Athlee Johns Hill-Helton. She departed this life on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at Providence Health, Columbia. She was a beloved and dedicated mother to her one and only son, Lateef Hill, and was affectionately known as “Nana” to her grandchild Nyquera Hill. At an early age Marie ac-

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cepted Jesus Christ into her life and was a devoted member of Bible Way Church of Atlas Road, Columbia. Education was important to Marie. She graduated in 1969 from Lincoln High School. She leaves to cherish her memory: her beloved son, Lateef G. Hill of Sumter; granddaughter, Nyquera E. Hill of Raeford, North Carolina; three brothers, Lucious Johns, Albert (Dianne) Hill and Nesbitt (Rudean) Hill; two sisters, Elease Hill and Brenda Carter; 19 nieces and nephews; three special sisters, Veronica Jamison, Marilyn Frazier and Corliss Eubanks; and a host of great nieces and nephews, family and friends. She was preceded in death by her father Tessie Hill; sister Cynthia Hill; brother David Hill; and sister-in-law Juliette Johns. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

MARIE EADDY Marie Eaddy, 97, widow of Nelson Eaddy and daughter of the late Ernest and Rebecca Wells Cocklin, was born on May 10, 1919, in Manning. She departed this life on Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, at Providence Hospital, Columbia. Family will receive friends at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Albertus and Esther Cocklin, 7322 Leitner Road, Columbia, SC 29209. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

CLARENCE F. VAN VECHTEN III Clarence Frank Van Vechten III, age 80, beloved husband of 57 years to DeEtte Marie Van Vechten, died on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at his residence. Born in Rome, New York, he was a son of the late Clarence F. Van Vechten Jr. and Lula Frances Myers Van Vechten. Clarence was an outstanding high school athlete and was offered a scholarship to Colgate University. He enjoyed a variety of sports, including swimming, track and field, bowling, golf, tennis and bocce ball. He was inducted into the Rome Sports Hall of Fame, where much of his sports memorabilia and records information is housed. He was a member of the Moose Club, Elk’s Club and Toccalana Club in Rome. Clarence retired after 30 years with Rome Cable in Rome. He was an excellent machinist. After moving to Sumter in 2000, he worked at Sumter Precision. He loved classic cars and enjoyed antiquing with his wife DeEtte. He was thought of as the ultimate collector. He and his wife volunteered for many years with the American Red Cross. He also enjoyed traveling with his family. He will be remembered as a very loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Surviving in addition to this wife are two sons, Mark J. Van Vechten and his wife, Barbara Ann, of Port Byron, New York, and Bruce P. Van Vechten of Rome; one daughter, Lauren M. Marshall of Sumter; one nephew, Brent Freeman and his wife, Lila, of Minnesota; one niece, Karen Williams and her husband, John, of Rome; one sister, Carol C. Freeman of Rome; two grandchildren, Michael K. Marshall and his wife, Gaby, and Nicholas P. Marshall and his wife, Keanu; and two great-grandchildren, Alexis Marshall and Sofia Marshall. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Bullock Funeral Home chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 3 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Bullock Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 1817 Gadsden St., Columbia, SC 29201. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

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DAILY PLANNER

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PUBLIC AGENDA CLARENDON COUNTY COUNCIL Monday, 6 p.m., Administration Building, Council Chambers, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Monday, 6 p.m., Wilder Elementary School, 975 S. Main St. LEE COUNTY COUNCIL Tuesday, 9 a.m., council chambers SUMTER HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Tuesday, noon, Sunset Country Club SUMTER COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tuesday, 5 p.m., library

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Rethink your EUGENIA LAST current position and consider the pros and cons of either staying put or looking for something new that excites you. An open discussion with someone you trust will help you make a decision.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An emotional plea will help you get your way. Do something with children or sign up for a retreat that will improve your life without infringing on your bank account. Don’t take on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Attend a reunion or reconnect with old friends via the internet. The memories you share will help you make an important decision about your future and what you have to do in order to get to where you want to go. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Use your creative imagination to impress someone you want to enter into a partnership with. Don’t be afraid to be different. It’s your uniqueness that will capture attention and draw people to your side. Attend a retreat. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t be fooled by what others do or say. Put the past behind you so that you have the freedom to move forward. Learn from experience and you’ll improve your standard of living. Love and romance should be a priority. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep your thoughts and feelings out in the open. Deception and disillusionment will surface if you aren’t straight about what you want. Be willing to do the legwork

LYNCHBURG TOWN COUNCIL Tuesday, 6 p.m., Teen Center on Magnolia Street, Lynchburg SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Tuesday, 6 p.m., Sumter County Council Chambers PINEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., town hall TURBEVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., town hall SUMMERTON TOWN COUNCIL Tuesday, 6 p.m., town hall MAYESVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Tuesday, 7 p.m., town hall

ACROSS 1 Wear a long face 5 Erased, as a hard disk 10 Upscale retail chain 14 Continental divider 19 Similar in nature 20 Sambuca flavoring 21 Albacore, for one 22 Backyard spot 23 Political deception (Stephen Colbert) 25 Destructive weapon (H.G. Wells) 27 Discuss in detail 28 Parliamentary term 29 NYSE debuts 30 Tech’s caller 31 Boils or broils 33 Inc., in Eng-

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Gaﬀney 76/41 Spartanburg 80/42

Greenville 81/41

to prove that your plans can work with a little help. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Refrain from sharing personal information that could be used against you. Bring about personal changes that will make you feel good about who you are, how you look and what you do.

Columbia 83/47

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Sumter 82/46

IN THE MOUNTAINS

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Dreams can come true if you are determined and use your ingenuity to make it happen. Your intuition will not let you down when dealing with domestic situations. Do whatever it takes to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Aiken 79/47

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t be confused by what others are doing. Stick close to home and enjoy the comforts you have worked so hard to acquire. Host an event and you will form alliances with people who can help you get ahead. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll find yourself in a unique position regarding a settlement, investment or legal matter you are dealing with. Rely on what’s happened in the past and you will know what to do. Money or gifts will come from an unusual source. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): An unexpected surprise is apparent. Personal and financial gains are within reach. Collect on old debts and make new investments. Positive actions will bring rewards as well as personal satisfaction.

LOCAL ALMANAC

land 35 Lowered in esteem 38 Put a hex on 39 Lion’s home 41 AMA members 44 Caused to yawn 45 Meaningless talk (Lewis Carroll) 47 Muesli morsel 48 Some 112 Across 49 Programmer’s output 50 Fortune-teller’s intro 51 Ballet skirt 52 Volcanic emission 53 Tough as nails (Mark Twain) 57 Batmobile rider 58 Fiend 61 Solitude seeker 62 Author Castaneda 63 Strand in winter, perhaps 64 Some dinermat games

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

75° 41° 58° 34° 79° in 1959 11° in 1973

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.85 74.82 74.87 98.49

24-hr chg +0.01 -0.03 none -0.03

RIVER STAGES River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

0.00" 0.42" 1.30" 4.96" 5.36" 5.24"

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today City Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 77/41/c Chicago 43/25/pc Dallas 68/51/c Detroit 40/26/sn Houston 84/62/c Los Angeles 74/53/s New Orleans 82/60/c New York 38/33/r Orlando 86/60/s Philadelphia 46/35/r Phoenix 78/60/sh San Francisco 61/45/s Wash., DC 69/39/sh

City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 61/36/s 43/30/s 59/45/c 38/26/s 72/58/c 75/54/s 69/55/pc 39/26/pc 78/57/pc 44/27/s 73/55/pc 61/49/pc 48/30/s

Today Hi/Lo/W 77/33/c 78/41/c 83/47/pc 80/52/s 69/46/s 80/50/s 80/41/pc 79/45/c 83/47/pc 80/47/pc 79/41/pc 80/46/pc 82/46/pc

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 8.31 -0.02 19 3.70 -0.20 14 5.92 -0.07 14 2.81 +0.52 80 76.48 +0.18 24 5.71 +0.52

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 55/29/s 67/35/s 71/36/s 68/42/pc 52/36/s 66/39/s 63/33/s 66/39/s 68/36/s 60/33/s 54/31/s 61/34/s 63/34/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 82/44/pc Gainesville 83/57/s Gastonia 77/41/pc Goldsboro 84/44/pc Goose Creek 80/50/pc Greensboro 80/36/pc Greenville 81/41/c Hickory 81/37/c Hilton Head 80/52/pc Jacksonville, FL 84/58/s La Grange 80/45/c Macon 79/47/pc Marietta 76/39/c

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High 9:58 a.m. 10:24 p.m. 10:40 a.m. 11:07 p.m.

Ht. 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.0

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 80/39/c Mt. Pleasant 81/50/pc Myrtle Beach 76/49/pc Orangeburg 80/48/pc Port Royal 77/54/s Raleigh 81/41/pc Rock Hill 77/40/pc Rockingham 79/44/pc Savannah 82/52/s Spartanburg 80/42/c Summerville 80/50/pc Wilmington 80/45/pc Winston-Salem 80/38/pc

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Mon. Hi/Lo/W 60/30/s 65/39/s 60/39/s 65/39/s 66/43/s 58/31/s 63/32/s 59/29/s 70/42/s 63/35/s 65/39/s 60/34/s 57/31/s

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(Coleridge) 105 Timid one (Dorothy Parker) 107 Slight adjustment 108 Reebok rival 109 Powered a rowboat 110 Gyro bread 111 Hogwarts potions professor 112 Office supplies 113 Home of many Goyas 114 Genesis setting DOWN 1 SAT portion 2 Gumbo vegetable 3 WWII-era pope 4 Shows zeal 5 Gave up, as a right 6 Deep-seated 7 Waterfront walk 8 Snaky shape 9 __ Moines, IA 10 Less adorned 11 What a lot may be filled with 12 Shoelace snarl 13 Aforementioned 14 Scanned bars: Abbr. 15 Zealous 16 Perched on 17 Prom night rental 18 Cries out loud 24 Watered down, in a way 26 Teen’s “My answer was . . .” 28 Pretense 31 Shaped like dice 32 Poet’s sun or moon 34 Take a shot at 35 “Mamma Mia!” group 36 City west of Sun Valley 37 Nemesis (Shakespeare) 38 Well-trained unit

Sunrise 7:09 a.m. Moonrise 7:58 p.m.

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow ﬂurries, sn–snow, i–ice

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotions will rise to the surface causing some questions regarding important relationships. Don’t waste time on assumptions. Gather information and get to the root of things to find out exactly where you stand.

65 Incite to anger 66 Cream-filled dessert 68 Cable installer 69 Red wines 71 Sleigh accessories 72 One on foot (Wordsworth) 74 Guys 76 Make airtight 77 Selma lead role 78 Exclusively 79 Clickable text 80 Quarterback Manning 81 Chaos (Milton) 85 Hair conditioner 86 Persona __ grata 87 Mice, to owls 88 Role models 89 Failed rapidly 90 “Give Kids a Smile” org. 91 Fridge forays 92 Lummox 93 Sighed word 96 Honor Thy Father author 99 Bargain-bin markers 103 Self-love

Charleston 80/50

Today: Sunny to partly cloudy, windy and very warm. High 74 to 81. Monday: Pleasant with plenty of sunshine; cooler. High 59 to 68.

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Myrtle Beach 76/49

Manning 80/47

Today: Mostly cloudy. Winds west-southwest 10-20 mph. Mostly clear. Monday: Mostly sunny. Winds west 3-6 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 82/44

Bishopville 80/48

ON THE COAST

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD COIN COLLECTION: Who originated certain words By Fred Piscop

THE SUMTER ITEM

SATURDAY’S ANSWERS CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

39 Ne’er-do-well 40 Got 100 on 41 Acceptance of opposite opinions (Orwell) 42 Proportional stat 43 Confounds 45 Craft store chain 46 Bits of cunning 49 Singers on a riser 51 Sculpted trunk 54 Bugle blast 55 Moves like lava 56 Chemically nonreactive 57 Castro of Cuba 59 Poker declaration 60 Floral chains 62 Trite, as jokes 64 Gnatlike insect

65 Purview 66 Hepburn’s husband in Breakfast at Tiffany’s 67 Rapper Green 68 Neverland visitor 69 Arithmetic sign 70 Feel intuitively 72 Needle maker 73 Muddies up 75 Itinerary, for short 77 Gold standards 79 Newspaper production machine of old 81 Opposite of COD 82 Bad atmospheres 83 Garfield pal 84 Auction bid of a sort

85 Demolished 89 El Greco’s adopted home 90 Tunesmiths’ org. 91 72 Down product 92 Made public 93 Creatures in colonies 94 Croquet surface 95 Purview 97 Bit of rushin’ language 98 In person 99 Paretsky of whodunits 100 Corrosive 101 Estate entryway, often 102 South Park kid 104 South Park kid 105 Absorb, with “up” 106 Vacation

rental By U.S. law, albacore TUNA (21 Across) is the only variety that may be marketed as “white.” H.G. Wells (25 Across) coined the phrase ATOMIC BOMB (25 Across) for his 1914 novel The World Set Free. The American Dental Association’s “Give Kids a Smile” program (90 Across) provides free oral health services to underserved children.

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PREP BASKETBALL

SCHSL state playoffs tip off Monday

Top ’Cats

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The South Carolina High School League basketball state playoffs start up on Monday, but the big day locally will come on Wednesday. Three first-round boys games will be played in Sumter County on Wednesday and a fourth will be played up the road in Bishopville. Sumter, Lakewood, Crestwood and Lee Central all earned first-round home games. Along with those teams, the boys teams from Manning, East Clarendon and Scott’s Branch along with the girls teams from Crestwood, Lakewood, Manning, Lee Central, East Clarendon and Scott’s Branch made the playoffs as well. The Sumter boys will play host to Spring Valley at 7 p.m. The Gamecocks are 17-6 on the season and won the Region VI-5A title. They are at home through the first three rounds of the playoffs as long as it wins. Spring Valley finished fifth in Region V. Lakewood will play host to Hilton Head at 6 p.m. The Gators are 18-6 and the Region VI-4A champions, the first region title for the boys in school history. Hilton Head finished fourth in Region VIII and is 1112.

LMA boys beat Wilson Hall to win region title; Lady Barons capture co-region championship BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com It took until midway through the third quarter for Laurence Manning Academy’s boys basketball team to outpace Wilson Hall the last time the two teams met. The Swampcats didn’t wait around the second time - posting a 20-point lead by the half as they earned a 63-36 victory on Friday at Nash Student Center and a season sweep of the Barons. The victory also gave LMA the outright SCISA Region II-3A title with a 6-0 record and the top seed for next week’s region tournament at Sumter Civic Center. The ‘Cats will face fourth-seeded Orangeburg Prep on Monday at 8 p.m. while Wilson Hall, which finished as the No. 2 seed, will face Florence Christian School at 5 p.m. On the girls side, the Lady Barons capped off their regular season with an identical 63-36 victory over Laurence Manning to earn co-region champion honors with Florence Christian. WH lost the coin flip, however, and will be the No. 2 seed for the region tourney and face the third-seeded Lady Swampcats again on Monday at 3:30 p.m. The region champion Eagles will play Orangeburg Prep at 6:30 p.m. The varsity championship games are slated for Tuesday at approximately 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. “It’s a great accomplishment for this team,” ‘Cats head coach Will Epps said as his team improved to 23-7 overall. “This was one of our goals at the beginning of the season

SEE ‘CATS, PAGE B5

SEE PLAYOFFS, PAGE B3

SCHSL STATE PLAYOFFS MONDAY

Girls Georgetown at Manning, 7 p.m. St. John’s at Scott’s Branch, 7 p.m.

TUESDAY

Boys Manning at Loris, 7 p.m. Lowcountry Leadership at East Clarendon, 7 p.m. Creek Bridge at Scott’s Branch, 7 p.m. Girls Colleton County at Crestwood, 7 p.m. Lakewood at Hilton Head, 7 p.m. Lee Central at Southside Christian, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

Laurence Manning Academy’s Jerrell Kelly (35) drives to the bucket over Wilson Hall’s Greyson Sonntag (40) and Drew Talley (10) during the Swampcats’ 63-36 victory on Friday at Nash Student Center.

Boys Spring Valley at Sumter, 7 p.m. Hilton Head at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Beaufort at Crestwood, 7 p.m. Liberty at Lee Central, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY

Girls Scott’s Branch or St. John’s at East Clarendon, 7 p.m.

USC SUMTER BASEBALL

PREP FOOTBALL

Fire Ants split DH with Pitt

Sumter OL Moore signs with S.C. State

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team put itself into a 3-0 hole in both games of its home-opening doubleheader against Pitt Community College on Saturday at Riley Park. The Fire Ants were able to climb out from the first one, rallying for a 7-3 victory. In the second game, they were on the edge of being able to peer out of the hole before the dirt began to pour in on them in a 12-2 loss. The split was the third in as many twinbills this season for USC Sumter, which is now 3-3. The Bulldogs were playing their first games of the year. The teams will meet again today at noon at Riley Park in another doubleheader. Sumter head coach Tim Medlin, speaking following the 10-run

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USC Sumter’s Grayson Cottingham (3) makes contact during the Fire Ants’ 7-3 victory over Pitt Community College in the first game of a twinbill on Saturday at Riley Park. loss in Game 2, was not a happy camper with his team. “We’ve got a bunch of young guys (pitching), they’re not throwing strikes,” Medlin said. “If you’re not throwing it over the plate, you ain’t going to win a

lot of games.” USC Sumter walked 10 and hit another batter among its seven pitchers in the nightcap. Fire Ants starter Harrison Merck

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BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com If anything could be said on behalf of Khalil Moore in his three years as a starter on the offensive line for the Sumter High School football team it is that he was dependable. The Gamecocks played 36 games in those three years and Moore never missed a game. In fact, according to SHS head coach Mark Barnes, Moore never missed a practice. “I’ve been here two years and he never missed a game or practice during that

time,” Barnes said. “I can’t personally vouch for that MOORE first year, but the other (assistant) coaches tell me that it was the same that year as well.” Moore went on to become to be much more than dependable though. The 6-foot-4inch, 283-pound tackle became a rock at offensive tackle, enough so to draw plenty of attention from several

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8:25 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Chelsea vs. Burnley (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Hoffenheim vs. Wolfsburg (FOX SPORTS 1). 10:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Leicester City vs. Swansea (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Cologne vs. Freiburg (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon – College Basketball: Lehigh at Holy Cross (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – Women’s College Basketball: Tulane at South Florida (ESPN2). Noon – Women’s College Basketball: Dayton at George Washington (ESPNU). 12:45 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Veracruz vs. Toluca (UNIVISION). 1 p.m. – College Basketball: Michigan at Indiana (WLTX 19). 1 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Georgia Tech at Notre Dame (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Pebble Beach National Final Round from Pebble Beach, Calif. (GOLF). 1 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Game – Teams To Be Announced (NBA TV). 1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Sofia Open and Open de Sud France Semifinal Matches and Fed Cup Matches -- Germany vs. United States and France vs. Switzerland (TENNIS). 1 p.m. – College Basketball: Cornell at Penn State (TIME WARNER 1250). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Temple at Memphis (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Maryland at Michigan State (ESPN2). 2 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Texas A&M at Tennessee (ESPNU). 2 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Florida at Alabama (SEC NETWORK). 3 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Detroit at Minnesota (WIS 10). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Pebble Beach National Final Round from Pebble Beach, Calif. (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Boston College at Louisville (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 3 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Allianz Championship Final Round from Boca Raton, Fla. (GOLF). 3 p.m. – Professional Basketball: Euroleague Game – Crvena Zvezda vs. CSKA Moscow (NBA TV). 3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Virginia Commonwealth at Duquesne (TIME WARNER 1250). 3:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: San Antonio at New York (WOLO 25). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Nevada at San Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Cincinnati at Southern Methodist (ESPN). 4 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Baylor at Texas Christian (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Wichita Stat at Loyola (Chicago) (ESPNU). 4 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Mississippi State at Mississippi (SEC NETWORK). 5 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Hofstra at Delaware (TIME WARNER 1250). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: Oregon State at UCLA (FOX SPORTS 1). 6 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Detroit at Toronto (NBA TV). 6 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Arkansas at Missouri (SEC NETWORK). 6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Virginia at Virginia Tech (ESPNU). 6:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Cruz Azul vs. Santos (UNIVISON). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Indiana (Pa.) at Edinboro (TIME WARNER 1250). 7:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Montreal at Boston (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Washington State at Colorado (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: New Orleans at Sacramento (NBA TV).

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6:30 a.m. – Professional Tennis: ABN AMRO World Tournament Early-Round Matches from Rotterdam, Netherlands (TENNIS). Noon – Professional Tennis: ABN AMRO World Tournament Early-Round Matches from Rotterdam, Netherlands (TENNIS). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Colgate at Bucknell (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisville at Syracuse (ESPN). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Texas at Florida State (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Baylor at Texas Tech (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Louisiana State at Vanderbilt (SEC NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Furman at Virginia Military Institute (TIME WARNER 1250). 7:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: New York Rangers at Columbus (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Washington (TNT). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Villanova at DePaul (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: West Virginia at Kansas (ESPN). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: South Carolina at Connecticut (ESPN2, WNKT-FM 107.5). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Morgan State at Howard (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Arkansas-Little Rock at Texas-Arlington (TIME WARNER 1250). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Atlanta at Portland (TNT).

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Boston Toronto New York Philadelphia Brooklyn SOUTHEAST DIVISION Washington Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

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L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m. Denver at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. Orlando at Dallas, 9 p.m. Phoenix at Houston, 9 p.m. Boston at Utah, 10 p.m.

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Chicago at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. San Antonio at New York, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 6 p.m. New Orleans at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Indiana, 7 p.m. Memphis at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Washington, 8 p.m. Boston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m. New Orleans at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Atlanta at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Montreal 56 31 Ottawa 53 29 Boston 57 28 Toronto 53 25 Florida 53 23 Tampa Bay 55 24 Detroit 54 22 Buffalo 54 22 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W Washington 55 38 Pittsburgh 53 34 Columbus 53 34 N.Y. Rangers 54 35 Philadelphia 56 27 N.Y. Islanders53 24 New Jersey 54 23 Carolina 52 24

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Carolina looks to spoil UConn’s run to 100 wins BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L Minnesota 54 36 12 Chicago 56 34 17 St. Louis 55 28 22 Nashville 54 26 20 Winnipeg 57 25 28 Dallas 55 21 24 Colorado 51 15 34 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L San Jose 56 33 18 Anaheim 56 29 17 Edmonton 55 29 18 Los Angeles 55 28 23 Calgary 56 28 25 Vancouver 55 24 25 Arizona 52 17 28 NOTE: Two points for a overtime loss.

South Carolina women’s head coach Dawn Staley, left, and her sixth-ranked Gamecocks have the opportunity to make history or be history on Monday when they travel to Connecticut to try to stop the Huskies’ historic winning streak.

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Philadelphia 2, San Jose 1, OT Boston 4, Vancouver 3 Ottawa 3, N.Y. Islanders 0 Carolina at Dallas, 2 p.m. Florida at Nashville, 2 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m. Colorado at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Montreal, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Washington, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Arizona, 8 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

San Jose at New Jersey, 12:30 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Colorado at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Dallas at Nashville, 6 p.m. Montreal at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Calgary, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Colorado at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Dallas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Arizona at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

GOLF The Associated Press AT&T PEBBLE BEACH PRO-AM PAR SCORES

Saturday At Pebble Beach, Calif. p-Pebble Beach Golf Links: 6,816 yards, par-72 s-Spyglass Hill Golf Course: 6,953 yards, par-72 m-Monterey Peninsula Country Club: 6,958 yards, par-71 Third Round Jordan Spieth 68m-65s-65p—198 -17 Brandt Snedeker 68m-69s-67p—204 -11 Dustin Johnson 70m-69s-66p—205 -10 Kelly Kraft 69m-70s-66p—205 -10 Rob Oppenheim 69m-69s-68p—206 -9 Geoff Ogilvy 71m-70s-66p—207 -8 Derek Fathauer 70s-64p-73m—207 -8 Scott Stallings 72s-70p-65m—207 -8 Jon Rahm 73s-67p-67m—207 -8 Kevin Chappell 73m-67s-67p—207 -8 Seung-Yul Noh 68s-71p-69m—208 -7 Jason Day 69m-64s-75p—208 -7 Nick Taylor 70s-70p-68m—208 -7 Mackenzie Hughes 70m-70s-68p—208 -7 Luke Donald 75p-69m-65s—209 -6 Justin Rose 72m-70s-68p—210 -5 Chris Kirk 70m-73s-67p—210 -5 Nick Watney 70p-71m-69s—210 -5 Robert Garrigus 69s-71p-70m—210 -5 Trey Mullinax 73s-69p-68m—210 -5 Gary Woodland 70m-73s-67p—210 -5 Kevin Kisner 72m-67s-71p—210 -5 Shane Lowry 70p-68m-72s—210 -5 Matt Jones 72p-67m-71s—210 -5 Cameron Percy 73p-66m-71s—210 -5 Martin Flores 70m-68s-72p—210 -5 Adam Hadwin 73m-69s-68p—210 -5 Kevin Streelman 74m-70s-67p—211 -4 Tony Finau 71m-68s-72p—211 -4 Phil Mickelson 70m-72s-69p—211 -4 Patrick Reed 71p-66m-74s—211 -4 Pat Perez 73p-64m-74s—211 -4 Brad Fritsch 74p-68m-69s—211 -4 Alex Cejka 72p-66m-74s—212 -3 Will MacKenzie 70m-68s-74p—212 -3 Steve Stricker 72m-70s-70p—212 -3 Brandon Hagy 71m-69s-72p—212 -3 Ricky Barnes 71m-68s-73p—212 -3 Rick Lamb 68s-70p-74m—212 -3 Ken Duke 73m-70s-69p—212 -3 Seamus Power 70s-70p-72m—212 -3 Scott Brown 70s-71p-71m—212 -3 Joel Dahmen 68s-72p-72m—212 -3 Henrik Norlander 76s-71p-65m—212 -3 James Hahn 74m-67s-71p—212 -3 Patrick Cantlay 70m-71s-71p—212 -3 Stewart Cink 70p-70m-73s—213 -2 Zac Blair 70s-75p-68m—213 -2 Tim Wilkinson 69p-70m-74s—213 -2 Julian Etulain 75p-68m-70s—213 -2 Kevin Tway 70p-69m-74s—213 -2 Jimmy Walker 72p-69m-72s—213 -2

ALLIANZ CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Saturday At The Old Course at Broken Sound Boca Raton, Fla. Purse: $1.75 million Yardage: 6,807; Par: 72 Second Round Doug Garwood 68-64—132 Joe Durant 67-65—132 Scott McCarron 66-66—132 Olin Browne 63-69—132 Tom Pernice Jr. 69-64—133 Fred Couples 68-65—133 Kirk Triplett 69-65—134 Scott Dunlap 68-66—134 Fred Funk 68-66—134 Jay Don Blake 67-67—134 Kenny Perry 65-69—134 Paul Goydos 70-65—135 Stephen Ames 72-63—135

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley knows history will be made Monday night. She just hopes she’s on the winning side. The sixth-ranked Gamecocks are heading to No. 1 UConn for the Gamecocks’ latest try to topple the undefeated, four-time NCAA Tournament defending champions who have not lost since early in the 2014-15 season. If South Carolina fails, UConn will notch its 100th consecutive victory, a remarkable milestone unmatched in NCAA basketball — and one Staley bets most women’s hoops fans are hoping they don’t see. “I think it’s good for the game for them to get rocked a little bit,” Staley said. No one has been able to rock the Huskies this season. Connecticut’s 24-0 mark so far after it defeated SMU 83-41 on Saturday to record its 99th straight win. The streak features victories over No. 2 Baylor, No. 3 Maryland, No. 5 Florida State and No. 7 Notre Dame this season. “They’ve played everybody,” Staley said. “They haven’t shied away from playing tough competition.” Neither have the Gamecocks, whose 21-2 mark includes victories over four top 25 teams, three who were in the top 10 at the time they played Ohio State, Louisville and UCLA. Whether it’s been

enough to prepare South Carolina for the challenge is another matter. The Gamecocks are led by the best post duo in the game in 6-foot-5 A’ja Wilson and 6-4 Alaina Coates . The pair has averaged a combined 31 points and 18.6 rebounds in keeping South Carolina atop the Southeastern Conference and tracking toward a fourth consecutive league title. Together they had 33 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks in a 60-41 win over Auburn on Thursday night, South Carolina’s last contest before UConn. The rest of the starters are playing their first year under Staley: highprofile transfers Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray, and freshman point guard Tyasha Harris. Davis, an all-ACC performer for Georgia Tech, is the team leader in three-point shooting, but overall is hitting less than 35 percent of her field goal attempts. Gray, the former North Carolina star, has shown versatility and steady defense. Both, though, have disappeared for stretches when South Carolina focuses on its inside power. Harris supplanted junior Bianca CuevasMoore as starting point guard because of her willingness to distribute instead of looking to score. South Carolina has come up short against UConn the past two seasons despite having players like two-time SEC player of the year Tiffany Mitchell and Aleighsa

Welch, who helped turn the Gamecocks into a national power. Staley’s eager to see what her new group has for the Huskies. “That’s a good question,” Staley said. “I like the personnel we’re taking to the game. We can score from all five positions.” South Carolina had looked for a signature win against UConn in 2015 in a No. 1-vs.-2 showdown where the Huskies returned to the top with an 87-62 victory. Last year, in the return match at South Carolina, the Gamecocks fell behind by 21 points before a fourthquarter rally tightened the final margin to 66-54. “We kind of know how significant” playing Connecticut is, Coates said. “We really have to prep the young ones and the new ones just how serious it is. We’ll have everybody ready.” Staley has worked closely with UConn coach Geno Auriemma the past two years as an assistant on the U.S. women’s national team, helping lead that group to gold at the Rio Olympics. She’s seen up close Auriemma’s style and how he runs a successful, winning program — something Staley’s working to bring to South Carolina. She looks to take a big step toward that goal in her next game. “We’re going to give it our best shot,” she said. “Probably everybody in America’s going to be cheering for us so I hope they send positive vibes to Storrs,” Connecticut.

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’Nova gets top seed in NCAA’s early rankings Reigning national champion Villanova is the top seed in the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s preliminary rankings. The Wildcats (23-2), No. 2 in the AP Top 25, joined Kansas (21-3), Baylor (213) and Gonzaga (25-0) as the top seeds released on Saturday. The rankings are based on games through Friday. Villanova was slated as the top seed in the East Region and would play in New York. Kansas, No. 3 in the AP poll, was the top seed in the Midwest, Baylor was No. 1 in the South and Gonzaga topped the West.

SPIETH BUILDS A BIG LEAD AT PEBBLE BEACH PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Jordan Spieth took only 10 putts on the back nine at Pebble Beach and shot a 7-under 65 to open up a six-shot lead going

into the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. With birdies on his last two holes, the last one a pitch that checked up inches from the cup, Spieth completed the threecourse rotation in 17under 198. Two-time Pebble winner Brandt Snedeker shot a 67 and wound up losing ground. He was six behind.

COUPLES 1 STROKE OFF AT ALLIANZ CHAMPIONSHIP BOCA RATON, Fla. — Fred Couples birdied the final two holes Saturday to pull within a stroke of the leaders in the PGA Champions Tour’s Allianz Championship. The 57-year-old Couples shot a 7-under 65 to reach 11-under 133 on The Old Course at Broken Sound. Doug Garwood, Joe Durant, Scott McCarron

and first-round leader Olin Browne shared the top spot. Garwood shot 64, Durant 65, McCarron 66, and Browne 69. CLIPPERS 107 HORNETS 102

CHARLOTTE — Blake Griffin had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Austin Rivers scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets 107-102 on Saturday night. Griffin finished two assists shy of his second triple-double in his past three games. Jamal Crawford provided a spark off the bench, scoring 22 points while going 5 for 8 on 3-pointers. Nicolas Batum had 25 points, six rebounds and eight assists for the Hornets, who have lost nine of their past 10 games. From wire reports

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Kennard helps Duke hold off Tigers 64-62 BY JOEDY MCCREARY The Associated Press

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Coming off its surprise national championship in its first appearance in the College World Series, Coastal Carolina enters 2017 with a mostly new lineup but the same high expectations. They do return national wins leader Andrew Beckwith.

Chanticleers have work to do year after national title BY ERIC OLSON The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — Eight months later, Coastal Carolina’s surprise run to the national championship in its first College World Series appearance still resonates in eastern South Carolina. “It not only has changed our program, it’s changed our university,” coach Gary Gilmore said. “I’ve been here 21 years, and at no time have I seen groups of people so proud to wear our gear, put our sticker on their car. You go to WalMart and there are 10 or 12 people walking around with our gear on where in the past it’s been all Clemson and South Carolina stuff.” All those new fans, along with the old ones, want to know what the Chanticleers will do for an encore. Coastal Carolina led the nation with 96 home runs last season, and players accounting for 79 of them are gone. Only three everyday players are back, but the weekend rotation returns,

PLAYOFFS FROM PAGE B1 Crestwood finished second to Lakewood in Region VI and will play host to Beaufort at 7 p.m. Crestwood is 16-7 while Beaufort, which is coached by former Sumter High head coach Nathan Livesay, is 11-10 and finished third in Region VIII. Lee Central will play host to Liberty at 7 p.m. The Stallions are 18-3 overall and went 12-0 in winning Region IV-2A. Liberty is 8-13 and finished fourth in Region II. The Manning boys are in the playoffs for the first time in 2009. The 10-14 Monarchs finished third in Region VII3A and will play at Loris on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Loris finished second in Region VI and is 14-5. The East Clarendon boys will play host to Lowcountry Leadership on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the 1A playoffs. The

including CWS Most Outstanding Player Andrew Beckwith. So does star reliever Bobby Holmes. “The expectations are every bit equal to last year,” Gilmore said. “The way we have to go about it may be a little bit different as far as how we put our team together and what the team’s skill sets allow us to do. The goal is the same. It’s to get back to Omaha. The one thing I did find out is that if you get there, anything can happen.” Seth Lancaster, who missed the CWS after getting hurt in super regionals, moves from second base to third. He hit seven home runs, most of any returning player. “We’re not going to hit 108 home runs,” Gilmore said, “but I think we’ll hit more than people give us credit for.” The Chanticleers plan to be more aggressive on the bases. Billy Cooke is back after stealing a team-leading 27 bases. The Chanticleers finished with 112, and Gilmore said this team should be capable of 150. Beckwith (15-1, 1.85 ERA)

led the nation in wins, threw two complete games in the CWS and was the winner in the title-clinching victory against Arizona. Alex Cunningham (10-4, 3.62) and Jason Bilous (3-1, 4.43) are the other weekend starters. Holmes (7-2, 4.20) is the bullpen ace. Newcomers Wood Myers at second base, Jordan Gore at shortstop and Cory Wood in left field will join the lineup. Myers played at a junior college last season after spending two years at North Carolina, Gore transferred from South Carolina and Wood was one of the top high school players in North Carolina last year. The Chanticleers will play their first season in the Sun Belt Conference after moving from the Big South. “We can’t come out and play passive and say, ‘Hey, we did this last year so it’s going to be given to us,’ “ Beckwith said. “Everyone is going to (target) us. I think the Sun Belt is a little bit better competition, and our guys need to embrace it.”

Wolverines are 11-9 and finished second in Region VI. Lowcountry was fifth in Region IV. The Scott’s Branch boys will be at home on Tuesday in the first round of the 1A playoffs at 7 p.m. against Creek Bridge. Scott’s Branch finished second in Region V while Creek Bridge was fourth in Region VI. Among the girls teams, Crestwood, Manning and East Clarendon will open the playoffs at home. The Lady Knights, who went undefeated in Region VI-4A for their seventh straight region title, will play host to Colleton County on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Lady Knights are 21-2 while Colleton is 9-11 and finished fourth in Region VIII. Lakewood’s girls will also be in the 4A playoffs, traveling to Hilton Head on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The 9-12 Lady Gators finished fourth in Region VI while 15-9 Hilton Head won

Region VIII. Manning, which finished second in Region VII-3A, will be at home against Georgetown on Monday at 7 p.m. The Lady Monarchs are 19-5, while Georgetown is the third-place team from Region VI. East Clarendon won the Region VII-1A crown, received a first-round bye and won’t play until Thursday. The Lady Wolverines are 12-7 and will face the winner of Monday’s first-round game between St. John’s and Scott’s Branch. Scott’s Branch, the thirdplace team from Region V, will play host to St. John’s, the fourth-place team from Region IV, at 7 p.m. In the 2A playoffs, the Lee Central girls will travel to Simpsonville on Tuesday to face Southside Christian at 7 p.m. The Lady Stallions finished third in Region IV and are 11-9. Southside Christian is the No. 2 team from Region II and is 17-5.

DURHAM, N.C. — Eighteenth-ranked Duke spent so much energy beating its fiercest rival that it had almost none left for Clemson. The Blue Devils rode Luke Kennard’s scoring and Matt Jones’ defense to yet another home victory over the Tigers. Kennard scored 25 points and the Blue Devils held on to beat Clemson 64-62 on Saturday. Playing less than 48 hours after an emotiondraining victory over No. 8 North Carolina on Thursday night, the exhausted Blue Devils (20-5, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) blew a 14-point lead in the second half and needed a stop at the buzzer to seal their fifth straight victory. “We had to beat human nature today,” Jones said. Shelton Mitchell had a career-high 23 points and Elijah Thomas finished with 15 for the Tigers (1311, 3-9), who have lost three straight and were denied their first win at Cameron Indoor Stadium since 1995. The Tigers had a chance to win it or send it to overtime after Thomas rebounded Frank Jackson’s missed 3-pointer in the final seconds. Kennard deflected a pass out of bounds near midcourt with 4.3 seconds left to set up Clemson’s final inbounds play. Donte Grantham inbounded the ball in the backcourt to Mitchell, who dribbled toward the right wing but couldn’t get a clean look against Jones before the buzzer sounded.

BIG PICTURE Clemson: The Tigers were trying to join North Carolina State as teams earning their first victory at Cameron since ‘95 — and just the fifth win here in their history — and certainly put themselves in position for it, after catching the Blue Devils on short rest. But they wound up with two losses this week by a total of three points , and six of their defeats in ACC play have come by five or fewer points. “Unfortunately,” head coach Brad Brownell said, “a little bit more of the same for us.” Duke: This was a game the Blue Devils simply couldn’t afford to give away in their push to make up ground in the league standings. They have got a tough road the rest of the way, with only two of their remaining six games at home and three matchups with Top 25 opponents looming.

HOT STAR For about 9 1/2 minutes in the second half, Kennard was the only Duke player who could score. He reeled off 15 consecutive points for his team and finished with 20 in the second half while reaching the 20-point mark for the third time during the winning streak.

COLD STARS Clemson’s Jaron Blossomgame couldn’t get started. He averages 17.8 points but was held to a season-low seven on 3-of12 shooting with Jones — Duke’s most dependable defensive player — guarding him. ... Duke’s Grayson Allen finished with eight points on 2-of-10 shooting.

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Duke’s Amile Jefferson (21) and Matt Jones, right, defend Clemson’s Shelton Mitchell (4) during the Blue Devils’ 64-62 victory on Saturday in Durham, N.C.

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walked three batters in the first, including one that forced in a run. He also allowed an RBI single to Patrick Wheeler to make it 2-0. The left-handed Merck gave up a solo home run to Dominick Cammarata, his second of the day, in the third to make it 3-0. The Fire Ants got a run back in the bottom of the third when Derek Bjorlo hit a solo homer off of Bulldogs starting pitcher Logan Welch. They made it 3-2 in the fourth when Patrick Price led off with a single and eventually scored on a wild pitch. Pitt took the steam out of any USCS comeback in the fifth. Drew Piscorik led off with a double off of Evan Carter. Wheeler walked before Mason Pickard sacrificed them up a base. Medlin went with left-hander Chris Godwin to face leftyswinging Blake Morgan, but Godwin walked him on four pitches. Sumter then switched to Alex Tokar, who gave up a 2-run single to Tommy Bullock. That made it 5-2 and started a 9-run inning for the Bulldogs. They had five hits and combined it with five walks and a HBP from the Sumter pitching staff. “We give up the hit and the walk and the sacrifice, and we go with the lefty-lefty matchup (Godwin vs. Morgan),” Medlin said. “That’s the toughest matchup you have; a left-handed batter doesn’t want to face a left-handed pitcher. We walk him on four pitches. We’ve got to start pitching better.” In the opener, Fire Ants starting pitcher Andrew Mitchell gave up three unearned runs in the first, the

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USC Sumter starting pitcher Andrew Mitchell throws during the Fire Ants’ 7-3 victory over Pitt Community College on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader at Riley Park. USCS lost the second game 12-2. first scoring on an error and the other two on Cammarata’s first homer. Mitchell settled down, working into the sixth inning and not allowing anymore runs. The USC Sumter offense got cranked up and made a winner of Mitchell. DJ Neal hit a solo homer in the third to make it 3-1. The Fire Ants made it 3-2 In the fourth on an RBI single by Gage Taylor.

Sumter took the lead in the fifth when Grayson Cottingham walked and scored on a 2-out, 2-run homer by Price to make it 4-3. Sumter added three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth. Bjorlo had a 2-run double and he scored on a Cottingham double. “I’m still trying to figure this team out,” Medlin said. “It’s going to be interesting to see where we go.”

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WH, LMA girls to meet for JV region tourney title Wilson Hall’s junior varsity girls basketball team defeated Florence Christian 33-20 in a semifinal game in the SCISA Region II-3A tournament at Nash Student Center on Saturday. The Lady Barons, who improved to 13-5 on the season, will play Laurence Manning Academy in the tournament championship game on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Sumter County Civic Center. LMA, which is 15-3, defeated Orangeburg Prep on Saturday. DuBose Alderman led WH with 12 points. Becca Cromer added five. LAURENCE MANNING 31 WILSON HALL 25

Laurence Manning Academy’s junior varsity girls basketball team defeated Wilson Hall 31-25 on Friday at Nash Student Center. Katherine Burns led LMA with 12 points. Breanna Boykin had eight and Audrey Bennett six. Emily Reynolds had 11 points to lead the Lady Barons. THOMAS SUMTER 30 CAROLINA 8

LAKE CITY – Karleigh Young scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Thomas Sumter Academy to a 30-8 victory over Carolina Academy on Friday at the CA gymnasium. Lindsay Daniel added five points and four steals while Clara Burnette had five points and five assists.

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Region II-2A title with a 57-34 victory over Carolina Academy on Friday at the CA gymnasium. Bree Stoddard led the Lady Generals, who are 9-0 in region play with 25 points and seven rebounds. Aubrey Stoddard had 11 points and Taja Hunley had nine. TSA plays at Williamsburg on Monday. DARLINGTON 47 LAKEWOOD 40

Lakewood High School closed out its regular season with a 47-40 loss to Darlington on Thursday at The Swamp. Ki’Ari Cain led the Lady Gators, who are 9-12, with 23 points. Rahteisha Burgess added seven.

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LAKE CITY – Thomas Sumter Academy won the SCISA

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ST. MATTHEWS – Laurence Manning Academy closed out its season with a 30-6 victory over Calhoun Academy on Wednesday at the CA field. Bryce Accord led LMA with eight points. Jackson Campbell added six.

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BOYS JV BASKETBALL ORANGEBURG PREP 48 LAURENCE MANNING 36

Laurence Manning Academy lost to Orangeburg Prep 48-36 in the semifinals of the SCISA Region II-3A tournament on Saturday at Nash Student Center. Chase Lee led the Swampcats with 17 points. On Friday in Sumter, LMA defeated Wilson Hall 38-35 to

DARLINGTON 49 Lakewood High School finished undefeated in Region VI-4A with a 59-49 victory over Darlington on Thursday at The Swamp. The Gators, who finished the regular season 17-5 and 8-0 in region play, were led by Davonte Pack with 18 points. Malik Wilson had 14 and Grant Singleton had 13. Lakewood will play host to Hilton Head at 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the first round of the state playoffs.

(2) VILLANOVA 73 (24) XAVIER 57

CINCINNATI — Jalen Brunson and Donte DiVincenzo scored 17 points apiece in Villanova’s (24-2, 11-2) balanced offense, and the second-ranked Wildcats led most of the way during a victory over No. 24 Xavier, which suffered another significant injury. Xavier’s (18-7, 8-4) Trevon Bluiett appeared to aggravate his sprained right ankle midway through the first half and had to be helped off the court.

was led by Manu Lecomte’s 17 points. (13) WEST VIRGINIA 85 KANSAS ST. 66

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jevon Carter had 19 points and nine rebounds to lead West Virginia. NOTRE DAME 84 (14) FLORIDA STATE 72

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Bonzie Colson scored a career-high 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help Notre Dame avenge a January loss to Florida State. Matt Farrell added 15 points and nine assists for Notre Dame (19-7, 8-5), and Steve Vasturia had 15 points and seven rebounds. Terrance Mann led Florida State (21-5, 9-4) with 15 points, and Dwayne Bacon and Trent Forrest each had 12. (15) KENTUCKY 67 ALABAMA 58

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Isaiah Briscoe had 11 points, 11 rebounds and four assists to help Kentucky weather one of its lowest scoring outputs. The Wildcats (20-5, 10-2 Southeastern Conference), fresh from a shootout win over LSU, found a way to win at a much different tempo after dropping three of their last five games. (17) FLORIDA 71 TEXAS A&M 62

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Justin Leon scored 18 points, and Canyon Barry added 12 for Florida. John Egbunu notched his first double-double of the season, finishing with 11 points and 10 rebounds, as the Gators (20-5, 10-2 Southeastern Conference) won their sixth consecutive game.

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LUBBOCK, Texas — Josh Jackson had 31 points and 11 rebounds and made a free throw with 2.8 seconds left for Kansas. (4) LOUISVILLE 71

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Anthony Cowan scored 19 points and fellow freshman Kevin Huerter added 18 as Maryland ended its first losing streak of the season.

MIAMI 66

PROVIDENCE 71

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Quentin Snider returned from an injury to score 13 points, including a big 3-pointer with 41 seconds remaining, and Deng Adel and Donovan Mitchell added 18 points each for Louisville.

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(6) BAYLOR 70 TCU 52

WACO, Texas — Johnathan Motley had 25 points on 12-of-15 shooting for Baylor. Baylor (22-3, 9-3 Big 12)

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Alpha Diallo scored 15 points and Kyron Cartwright had 14 for Providence. (23) CREIGHTON 93 DEPAUL 58

ROSEMONT, Ill. — Toby Hegner set a season high with 14 points and matched one with four 3-pointers and Marcus Foster scored 13 points for Creighton. From wire reports

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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Sindarius Thornwell scored 28 points, Chris Silva added 15 and No. 19 South Carolina made a late surge to beat Mississippi State 77-73 on Saturday night. The Gamecocks (20-5, THORNWELL 9-3) bounced back from a 90-86 four-overtime loss to Alabama on Tuesday. This game was close and hardfought, too: Mississippi State led 64-63 with 5:17 remaining, but the Gamecocks scored the next nine points to pull away for the road win. Mississippi State (14-10, 5-7) was led by freshman Tyson Carter, who scored a career-high 22 points. Quinndary Weatherspoon — the Bulldogs’ leading scorer who averages more than 17 per game — was held to just five points. Thornwell was coming off a 44-point, 21-rebound performance in the Alabama loss. He was nearly as dominant during Saturday’s first half, scoring the Gamecocks’ first 10 points on the way to 19 before halftime.

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‘CATS FROM PAGE B1 and we were able to win the conference convincingly, beating every team.” It was a balanced effort that carried LMA on Friday as 10 players found the scoresheet. Malik Cokley led the way with 11 points followed by Jalil Robinson with 10. Also, Terrell Houston, Grayson Dennis and Seth Green all contributed seven points and Shakeel Robinson added another six. “We never know who’s going to lead us in scoring,” Epps said. “Jerrell Kelly was very aggressive early in rebounding and pushing the ball himself, and when he does that, we can be hard to defend.” Kelly finished with 12 rebounds and was part of the scoring mix in the first half as the Swampcats built a 16-9 advantage after one quarter before taking control in the second. LMA got 3-point baskets from Dennis, Houston and Nazir Andino to take a commanding 35-15 lead at the break. The Barons did not go away quietly though. They scored the first eight points of the third quarter - which included one of just two 3-pointers made in the first three frames to cut the deficit to 35-23 with just over three minutes remaining. “I told them at halftime we can either roll over or come out and fight,” said WH head coach Eddie Talley, whose team fell to 11-10 overall and 4-2 in the region. “I thought in the second half we competed and got after it a little bit more and competed. “Hopefully that will give us some confidence heading into the tournament. I’m proud of my guys for coming back the way they did.”

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Wilson Hall’s Mary Daniel Stokes (21) goes up for a shot over Laurence Manning Academy’s Cora Lee Downer (5) and Brooke Ward (11) during the Lady Barons’ 63-36 victory on Friday at Nash Student Center. Wilson Hall found its 3-point range in the fourth quarter as Jacob Cotton and Grant DeVarona connected on a trio of long shots, but the hill was too steep to climb by that point. Laurence Manning had ended the third quarter on a 10-1 run to push its lead up to 21, 45-24, and cruised the rest of the way. Drew Talley led the Barons with eight points followed by DeVarona with seven and Cotton and Greyson Sonntag with six each. Much like they did in their first meeting with LMA, the Lady Barons built a lead at halftime and put the game away in the third quarter with a 22-8 run. “We went through a period in the second quarter where we were giving up easy baskets on the press - we weren’t protecting long like we should have been,” said Wilson Hall

head coach Glen Rector, whose team improved to 17-5 overall and 5-1 in region play. “We made a couple of adjustments at halftime and we were able to get some transition baskets out of it.” Post players Mary Daniel Stokes and Courtney Clark led the way. Stokes had 19 points and eight rebounds while Clark finished with 14 and six. Diamond Crawford finished with 10 points and five rebounds for the Lady Barons and Liza Segars added five steals. The Lady ‘Cats were led by Lexi Bennett, who had 15 points and five rebounds, including nine points in the first half. Brooke Ward also had all eight of her points in the first half as LMA kept pace with Wilson Hall until the decisive third quarter. Cora Lee Downer added six points and five rebounds for Laurence Manning.

MOORE FROM PAGE B1 college football teams. On National Signing Day on Feb. 1, he made the decision to travel a few miles down the road to Orangeburg and play for South Carolina State University. “It means a lot for me to get the chance to play college football,” said Moore, who played in the Touchstone Energy North-South All-Star Football Game. “Not everyone gets an opportunity like this. I’ve worked a long time to get here, and the time is finally here.” Moore had the highest grade along the offensive line for Sumter, which 9-2 this past season. Barnes also called him the team’s most physical offensive lineman, which is an important quality to have in the Gamecocks’ run-heavy offense. SHS rushed for 234.9 yards a contests while averaging 33.2 points a contest. Moore said he chose S.C. State because it is where he felt most comfortable. “I really liked the atmosphere,” Moore said. “All of the coaches made me feel like it was a family. It was where I felt most at home.” Moore said he also had offers from North Greenville, University of Charleston and Fairmont State. S.C. State is a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Buddy Pough just completed his 15th season in Orangeburg, going 5-6 overall and 5-3 in the MEAC this past season. S.C. State has won or shared the conference crown six times.

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HIGH-INTEREST LOANS MAKE ISSUES WORSE DEAR PETE: When I bought my car a few years ago, I had awful credit. I ended up buying my car at a “buy here, pay here” lot. My credit has improved greatly over the last three years, but I still have two years left on my loan, I owe about $10,000, and it’s at a 23% interest rate. Should I reﬁnance or just ﬁnish out the original loan? — JOE, CINCINNATI

DEAR JOE: I know 23% loans exist, and I know why they exist, but every time I hear a real story about one, my skin crawls. A 23% interest rate loan can transform a terrible financial situation into whatever’s the next step beyond terrible. Under just about any circumstance, if you ever find yourself with a 23% rate, your primary mission becomes getting rid of it. I’m on record stating your primary financial aim isn’t to have great credit. Your primary financial aim in life should be to have money, not be good at borrowing it. However, there are severe consequences of completely dismissing your credit score. A 23% interest rate is the perfect example. Let’s review what could have gone differently, and what needs to go differently. Your initial financial problem led you to a more significant financial problem. You’re not the first person this has happened to. People do this all the time. From borrowing against a 401(k) for a down payment on a home you can’t objectively afford, to securing $100,000 in Parent PLUS loans to prevent a child from being sent home from college with no degree and $65,000 of student loan debt, what starts out as the only solution to a bad situation, ends up being a horrendous situation with very little chance of an objectively positive outcome. You needed transportation, you didn’t have the money to buy a car with cash, and your credit was worse than the Atlanta Falcons in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LI. This is undoubtedly a problem. And, unfortunately, you made it worse. Buying a car for $20,000 over a five-year period at a 23% interest rate will cost you $13,828 in interest. But when you’re desperate, you need the car to get to

work, and you feel like you don’t have any other options, you’re unlikely to have done the math. Compare that to the same amount borrowed over the same period of time at a 5% interest rate. You will have only paid $2,645 in interest over the life of the loan. To make matters worse, if your car depreciates in value faster than your loan balance falls, your problem gets significantly worse. If your need, or worse yet, your desire for a different car rises too quickly, you will be forced to finance the negative equity of your current car into the new loan. Which means your next $20,000 car purchase would start out with a $22,000 loan. This nasty cycle of high-interest rate debt, stacked on top of negative equity, is the true bane of the “buy here, pay here” car shopper. I’m not trying to salt your wounds. What I’m asking you to do is to evaluate which of the variables you can control, in the exact moment you are buying a car. Let’s not lose sight of the goal, as people who finance car purchases often do. The goal is to own the car outright, not just be allowed to drive a certain car by making a monthly payment. This is not a lease. It’s a form of a purchase. In retrospect, when faced with a 23% rate, don’t do it. Buy a clunker for cash or take the bus until you have saved enough money to buy a modest car. Under no circumstances does it make sense to pay tens of thousands for a car at a 23% interest rate. Your credit was in the tank for some reason, and to get it out of the tank, you need to start making smarter financial decisions. You should absolutely refinance the car loan. If you do so, you will likely save about $2,000 over the course of the next two years. Refinance it over 24 months, and then pay it off as fast as you can. There is a silver lining. By successfully making the payments on your 23% interest rate loan, your credit score has improved, which will now allow you to refinance. Do it. And don’t ever borrow money at 23% interest again.

When faced with a 23% rate, don’t do it. Buy a clunker for cash or take the bus until you have saved enough money to buy a modest car.

Dunn is an author, speaker and radio host, and he has a free podcast: Million Dollar Plan. Have a question about money for Pete the Planner? Email him atAskPete@pete theplanner.com

DIGITAL DOLLARS THE WEEK AHEAD

Valentine’s Day gifts: Free, but not cheap Jennifer Jolly Special for USA Today

TOKENS OF LOVE

This is a tried and true totally free gift idea, with a twist. Gift your sweetheart some tempting tokens that entitle them to some seriously special treatment, but give it an air of authenticity by actually printing out love coupons. There’s an entire premade pack available online that includes breakfast in bed, massages and more. Have your own ideas? Just print out blank tokens and ﬁll them with whatever you want.

Here are a half-dozen ways tech can help you show your love for less, without coming across like a total cheapskate

your significant other. Set it up like a puzzle, with handwritten notes (or even text messages), leading them from place to place. Clues that bring up memories will be the best, like “Where I spilled the wine on our first date,” or “The first time I held your hand.” Make it as simple or complicated as you want — if you’re really adventurous you can send them around town or keep it basic with each new puzzle clue leading them to a different room of the house. Then, make the last clue lead to the dinner table, where you have a beautiful candle lit dinner waiting. ANOTHER FIRST DATE

A HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION

If you’re a couple who loves to relive your best memories, surprise your darling with a homemade video collage of all your awesome adventures. If you think video editing is complicated and expensive, Kizoa is the way to go. Just hop into the Kizoa online movie maker, upload your memories in photo or video, add some cute captions and Kizoa will turn it into a nostalgia-rich video.

JENNIFER JOLLY, SPECIAL FOR USA TODAY

Maison Miru’s free crystal stud earrings are one of several items you can get for free for Valentine's Day.

BLING IT ON

Guys, if you’re searching for a gift but can only scrape together enough spare change to buy a McDonald’s value meal, save the quarters and check out Maison Miru’s crystal stud earrings. They’re tiny but tasteful, and go with pretty much anything, but the best part is that as long as you can cover a couple of bucks for shipping ($6.99 to California), they’re completely free. Maison Miru says it would rather spend its marketing budget on giveaways, which is why it’s willing to make your Valentine’s Day shopping so easy. SCAVENGER HUNT

Sharpen your puzzle skills and prepare for lots of laughs because a Valentine scavenger hunt is just as much fun for you as it is for

Every couple has a great story about how their relationship started, so relive it all with a carefully planned recreation of your very first date. Did you see a totally disappointing movie and laugh about how bad it was afterwards? Find it on Netflix or Hulu and catch the giggles all over again. Or, if your first memories were holding hands by a summer campfire, stream a totally virtual fireplace to your TV and share a glass of wine while you remember first moments as a couple. GET MARRIED AGAIN

AMY HART, TIMES SQUARE ALLIANCE FOR USA TODAY

Renew your vows on Valentine’s Day at a mass ceremony like this one, planned for Times Square on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

If your wedding day was the happiest day of your life, you can bring those feelings back by doing it all over again — for free! Lots of big cities and even smaller municipalities have group weddings and vow renewals on Valentine’s Day, and most times they even waive the cost of the ceremony. A quick Google search for group weddings in your city or state will let you know if there’s one nearby, like events in Florida, Hawaii, or the granddaddy of them all, the epic vow renewal celebration in Times Square in New York City. Jennifer Jolly is a consumer tech contributor and host of USA TODAY’s digital video show TECH NOW.

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Yellen testimony Tuesday could give clues on rates Paul Davidson @Pdavidsonusat USA TODAY

Could the Federal Reserve raise interest rates again as soon as March? Many economists don’t think so, but San Francisco Fed President John Williams recently suggested a March hike isn’t off the table. Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s testimony before Congress this week could provide some clues. And the first big batch of data for 2017 — on retail sales, inflation, housing starts and industrial production — could reveal whether growth appears solid enough to warrant another Fed move. In a recent speech, Yellen hewed to a middle-ground position, saying she doesn’t want to run a “hot economy” that invites runaway inflation by keeping rates low too long but advocates raising rates gradually to avoid derailing the recovery. In December, when the Fed lifted its benchmark rate for the first time in a year, central bank policymakers raised their median forecast to three hikes in 2017, up from their estimate of two previously. Many economists say those moves will be backloaded to later in the year, when President Trump’s proposed fiscal stimulus could begin to juice growth. But a March increase would allow the Fed to spread out the three potential hikes throughout the year. Her testimony before a Senate committee Tuesday could clarify the outlook. A big reason Fed officials are

Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates in March? Chair Janet Yellen could give an indication which way the Fed is leaning when she testiﬁes this week on Capitol Hill.

A big reason Fed officials are looking to hoist interest rates is that inﬂation is ﬁnally edging up.

looking to hoist rates is that inflation is edging up. Much of that can be traced to rising gasoline prices, which are volatile. But a core measure of inflation, which excludes food and energy, has increased steadily. Economists estimate the Labor Department will report Wednesday that pump prices pushed up annual inflation to 2.4% from 2.1% while the core reading was stable at 2.2%. Auto sales and higher gas prices have propped up retail sales recently, but core sales — which excludes volatile items such as autos and gas — has been tepid. Yet consumers are still enjoying solid job and income growth. And retail payrolls increased sharply last month. Economists expect the Commerce Department to announce that retail sales ticked up 0.1% in January as auto purchases softened but the core measure increased a solid 0.3%. Industrial production increased substantially in December as the oil sector’s comeback and strong auto production bolstered factories. But vehicle-making fell sharply last month, notes Nomura economist Lewis Alexander. Economists expect the Fed to report industrial production was flat in January. Housing starts rose sharply in December and recorded solid growth. Usually warm weather likely helped single-family starts last month while volatile multifamily starts likely declined, Alexander says. Economists expect Commerce to report Thursday that housing starts increased 0.3% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.2 million.

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TAX BREAKS FOR THE SELFEMPLOYED Jeff Reeves l Special for USA TODAY

eing your own boss as a self-employed worker has its perks, but it also has its downsides. Even if you’re just doing a bit of part-time work from a computer at your kitchen table, you still must wear many hats, including that of tax planner. While few Americans take joy in ﬁling their annual returns, it’s crucial to do a thorough job if you’re self-employed. There may be big deductions you’re eligible for that allow you to keep more of that hard-earned money. It can be a costly surprise to many just starting out as self-employed individuals or independent contractors getting 1099s instead of W-2 tax forms.

SELF-INSURANCE

Without the ready-made beneﬁts package provided by larger corporations, many self-employed Americans also must be self-insured. Thankfully, premiums for medical insurance as well as dental and long-term care insurance are deductible from your taxes. The deduction can be very large but also saves you by preventing the “individual mandate” penalty suffered by uninsured taxpayers with the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare. While it’s uncertain what will happen with the ACA going forward, for tax year 2016 there is a penalty of $695 per adult or 2.5% of household income if you’re uninsured, whichever amount is greater.

RETIREMENT SAVINGS

Self-employed individuals can save a lot more for retirement in vehicles like a solo 401(k), said Michael McCauley, a certiﬁed public accountant in New Jersey. That’s because “maximum retirement thresholds vary based on income,” he said, and can reach as high as $53,000 for tax year 2016 or even $59,000 for those over age 50. That kind of savings isn’t just a great way to supercharge your nest egg but also a power-

ful way to defer taxes on the income earned by your business.

SUPPLIES AND PROFESSIONAL DUES

HOME-OFFICE DEDUCTION

Whether it’s a $2,000 computer to design websites or a $2 pen to write down appointments, expenses on job-related materials are deductible — and collectively, they can add up in a big way. Often overlooked, however, are job-associated dues that include fees for trade associations or even subscriptions to periodicals and journals that are relevant to your profession.

Many self-employed people work out of their homes, and it’s easier than ever to access related tax breaks thanks to a simpliﬁed home office deduction, said Lisa Greene-Lewis, a CPA and tax expert for TurboTax. The IRS allows you to declare $5 per square foot of your home used for business up to 300 square feet, or a maximum of $1,500, as long as the space is used “exclusively and regularly” for business-related use. And if you have signiﬁcant expenses including utilities, maintenance or even mortgage interest on the home itself, you can itemize

your individual home office expenses for an even bigger break above that maximum.

TAX AND LEGAL ADVICE

If you’re intimidated by all this or just worried you’re leaving something out, don’t panic. The IRS allows a deduction for tax-preparation expenses, as well as other professional legal and accounting services necessary for the efficient operation of your business, Greene-Lewis said. In fact, TurboTax just launched a software service specifically for the self-employed that can find deductions simply by browsing through transactions in your bank account. “It helps discover deductions that they didn’t even know were possible,” Greene-Lewis said of TurboTax, which means you not only get a tax break for buying the software but plenty of other deductions thanks to the added advice. Don’t overlook the benefit of accounting software or a hiring a tax professional such as a CPA, particularly since these expenses are tax deductible themselves. Reeves is executive editor of InvestorPlace.com.

SMALL BUSINESS

Inexpensive retirement plans can be found Small-business owners have several options, but all require knowing needs ahead of time Michael Molinski Special for USA TODAY

You’ve built your own company from the ground up, and now it’s time to start thinking about a retirement plan for yourself and your employees. “There is really no age requirement for setting up a small business retirement plan,” says Karen Shapiro, CEO of Dedicated Deﬁned Beneﬁt Services. “We have clients ranging from dentists to truckers.” The good news is that there are several plans available to smallbusiness owners. And you could get a tax credit of up to $500 just to set up the plan. But where do you start? uIs it just you or employees, too? Decide who you want to cover. Is it just you and your spouse? Do you have a business partner? Or do you also plan to offer the plan to employees? How many employees? uCost. The cost of setting up a plan can be minimal, such as in MyRA or SEP IRA, or a few thousand dollars to establish and maintain a 401(k) or a pension. uContributions. Do you, as the employer, plan to make all the contributions to the retirement plan? Or do you want the employees to contribute? Do you want to share the contributions between the company and the employee? uMotivation. Why are you setting up a retirement plan in

the ﬁrst place? Is it to shelter money from the IRS for you and your employees until a certain point? Or is it to attract new employees and offer a retirement beneﬁt to existing employees? 7 PLANS TO CONSIDER

Here are seven popular retirement plans for small business owners, ranked in order from the simple and least costly to the more complex and expensive: uMyRA: If you have no other retirement plan and you don’t expect to contribute much, this is the account for you. Designed mostly for young savers and the self-employed, you can open an account for as little as $25 and contribute as little as $2 at a time. A key advantage is you can take your money out with no penalties, although you’ll pay tax on the earnings you withdraw if you take it out before you’re 591⁄2. Two caveats: You can’t invest more than $15,000 total, and your investments are limited to government bonds. uSEP IRA: For small-business owners and the self-employed, the SEP IRA is a no-cost, easy-to-set-up retirement plan. You can contribute any amount each year — up to $54,000 in 2017 — but you must contribute the same percentage amount to yourself and to other employees as well. Contributions are made by the employer only and are tax-deductible as a business expense. uSIMPLE IRA: For businesses with less than 100 employ-

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You’ve built your own company, so now it’s time to start thinking about a retirement plan for yourself and your employees.

“Knowing what you want and need ahead of time is a key component, because each plan has its advantages and disadvantages.” Ken Hevert, vice president for ﬁnancial products at Fidelity

ees, these plans are designed for both the employer and the employee to contribute to the employee’s retirement. As with SEP IRAs, employer contributions are tax deductible, and employees’

contributions can be made pretax and in 2017 were limited to $12,500. Costs and paperwork are minimal. Charles Schwab, for example, charges no fees to open a SIMPLE IRA, but Schwab and other ﬁnancial companies tend to make up for account fees they waive by commissions on trades and fund management fees. uSIMPLE 401(k): Similar to the SIMPLE IRA in terms of its characteristics and setup costs. The main difference is you and your employees can take out loans from their 401(k) balance. uSole 401(k): Also known as the Self-Employed 401(k), this plan is just for the business owner and not for your employees. The paperwork is higher than the above plans. You’ll have to ﬁle a Form 5500 with the IRS if your plan assets exceed $250,000. The

good thing is that many financial service firms will not charge a setup or maintenance fee other than on the account itself. Plus, you can contribute salary deferrals of $18,000 and total contributions of $54,000 in 2017. uPension/defined benefit: The old-fashioned pension plan may be the best plan for ensuring a comfortable retirement and for attracting job applicants to your firm. The problem with these plans is the cost and paperwork involved. For a small firm, Karen Shapiro charges about $1,250 for setting up the account and an additional $150 for each person in the plan, plus an annual fee of $1,950. uCash balance plan with 401(k): The cash balance plan is a type of defined benefit plan but when combined with a 401k this retirement plan could be beneficial to small business owners who can afford the costs of both. It offers both employer contributions as well as employee contributions, and it allows both parties to manage the investments. The key is to know what is best for you and your firm. “Is ease of administration an important consideration? Is it critical that employees be able to contribute to the plan?” says Ken Hevert, vice president for financial products at Fidelity. “Knowing what you want and need ahead of time is a key component, because each plan has its advantages and disadvantages.” Molinski is a New York-based economist and writer and a former retirement editor at Fidelity Investments and a former journalist at MarketWatch and Bloomberg.

STOCKS: THE MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017

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How To Read The Market in Review The list includes the most active stocks in each exchange, as well as stocks of local interest. Stock Footnotes: cc – PE greater than 99. cld - Issue has been called for redemption by company. d - New 52-week low. dd – Loss in last 12 mos. ec - Company formerly listed on the American Exchange's Emerging Company Marketplace. g - Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h - temporary exmpt from Nasdaq capital and surplus listing qualification. n - Stock was a new issue in the last year. The 52-week high and low figures date only from the beginning of trading. pf - Preferred stock issue. pr - Preferences. pp - Holder owes installments of purchase price. q – Closed-end mutual fund; no PE calculated. rt - Right to buy security at a specified price. s - Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. wi - Trades will be settled when the stock is issued. wd - When distributed. wt - Warrant, allowing a purchase of a stock. u - New 52-week high. un - Unit,, including more than one security. vj - Company in bankruptcy or receivership, or being reorganized under the bankruptcy law. Appears in front of the name. Mutual Fund Footnotes: e – Ex-capital gains distribution. f – Previous day’s quote. n - No-load fund. p – Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r – Redemption fee or contingent deferred sales load may apply. s – Stock dividend or split. t – Both p and r. x – Ex-cash dividend. Source: The Associated Press and Morningstar. Sales figures are unofficial. IBM 178.68 IntFlav 117.91 IntPap 52.89 Interpublic 24.23 IntPotash 1.97 Intrexon 21.85 InvenSense 12.09 Invesco 31.84 InvitHm n 21.02 IronMtn 37.39 iShItaly rs 23.67 iShJapan rs 51.38 iSTaiwn rs 32.28 iSh UK rs 31.83 iShCorEM 46.33 iShCHEmu 26.87 iSCHeafe 26.71 iShCHJpn 28.43 ItauUnibH 12.89

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Early downtown grocery store was

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Cantey-Plowden store was known for high level of professionalism

he Cantey-Plowden grocery store that operated in downtown Sumter during the 1920s and into the ’40s

was a family store that met the criteria expected of the typical “mom-and-pop” store. These businesses were expected to

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guarantee quality, ethical treatment to its customers. venture was a success from The Cantey-Plowden store was organized in 1925 after the the first and was managed by Sidney White. In November of liquidation of the Neill O’Donnell Co. “In February of 1929 the popular CanteyPlowden Grocery store opened that year W.R. Plowden and ‘a second member of this Dr. E. DuRant, owners of the chain located at 14 W. Liberty People’s Grocery, went into St., in the business Osteen buildwith B.O. ing.’ The Cantey, who Canteyhad been Plowden Co. with the took over the O’Donnell grocery store Co. for many formerly opyears. Severerated by the al other O’Donnell & Sumter resiCo. when this dents were firm retired included to from busiform the new Shelves are seen inside the Cantey- ness.” CanteyPlowden store. The Mom-and-Pop Their repPlowden grocery store was a popular shoputation for firm.” The ping place for about a quarter cen- operating business offered quality tury but eventually fell victim to the their store at large, chain supermarkets. a high level service “to of profesSumter, sionalism was instituted by the Sumter County and other points within a radius of forty officers who ran the company. They were J.A. McKnight, miles of the city. “On Sept. 7, Cantey-Plowden president; B.O. Cantey, vice president and manager; and opened the first cash-and-carW.R. Plowden, secretary. The ry store at 33 S. Main St. The

The former O’Donnell & Co. Store became the home of the Cantey-Plowden grocery store in 1925. CanteyPlowden operated into the 1940s. three stores maintained “a full-line of staple and fancy groceries and vegetables in all three stores.” One consistent feature of the stores was that they had a reputation for cleanliness. In January of 1942, CanteyPlowden moved into its new home at the corner of Hampton Avenue and Sumter Street in what was formerly the Polly Prentiss Building. “This new building was designed to make shopping easy and was considered modern in every respect. It featured a stock

room at the rear and a second floor which was used for storing reserve stock. A freight elevator facilitated rapid transfer from one floor to the other, and the store also featured a modern meat market selling western meats, poultry and dairy products. The building was 96 feet long and 36 feet wide.” The entire O’Donnell building, which, in addition to Cantey-Plowden Co., housed the Knight Furniture Co., was later remodeled and occupied by the J.C. Penney Co. Cantey-

Plowden, like most of the local markets in Sumter, would cease operation once the large chain markets became a part of the Sumter business community. Their buildings were often removed or remodeled to allow room for other facilities. The information and photos used to prepare this article were taken from Sumter Item archives. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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Moses wins council seat; Reuben gets Merit Scholarship 75 YEARS AGO – 1942 July 30–Aug. 5 Members of Team 3 of the Item carrier boys who have been working to get new subscriptions to the paper are at Myrtle Beach for two days — their reward for adding the most names to the list of Item subscribers since an earlier contest closed, July 20. The boys, who are under the chaperonage of Circulation Manager R. Mood Dollard, are expected to return to Sumter early Friday afternoon. They Yesteryear are: Sonny in Sumter Stevenson, SAMMY WAY Buster Plowden, Jimmie Williams, Muldrow Sutton, Wylie Blackmon, T.M. Ward and Joe Blackmon. More than 500 names have been added to the Item subscription list through the carrier boy’s contests. • At least eight Sumter firms will be represented at a meeting in Columbia called by the regional office of the War Production Board for the study and explanation of new production regulations. The meeting will be presided over by J.E. MacDougall, W.P.B. manager for North Carolina and South Carolina. Sumter firms to be represented include: The John Evans Manufacturing Co., Sumter Machinery Co., O.L. Williams Veneer Co., Williams Furniture Co., B.L. Montague, Sumter Ice and Fuel Co., and the Sumter Chamber of Commerce. • Herbert A. Moses, incumbent, defeated Mortimer M. Weinberg in the run-off election for city councilman by a slim margin of 23 votes. Moses chalked up 572; his opponent, 549. The election, in which the present administration was the issue, was a hotly contested one from the beginning when Dr. Carl B. Epps was also in the race. • The iris kaempferol, oriental flower, which has become a naturalized citizen of this country and the particular pride of two well-known Sumter garden lovers, is given special publicity in this month’s issue of the “Flower Grower,” national floral magazine. Author of the article on iris, titled “Orchid of the Orient,” is Julia Lester Dillion, Sumter’s landscape artist. Mrs. Dillon describes the varieties of iris, their colors and other characteristics, and the two Sumter gardens, Swan Lake and Dunndell, where they probably have received more beautiful display than anywhere else in the world. The article is accompanied by photographs of both Sumter gardens, and the frontispiece of the periodical is a sketch of the flower which Mrs. Dillon describes. Owner of the Swan Lake gardens, who is given credit for inspiring iris planting in large numbers in the Southeast is H.C. Bland, who first began with his flowers in 1930. Dr. and Mrs. J.R. Dunn are the owners of Dunndell at Stateburg, where more than 100 varieties of the iris are said by Mrs. Dillon to be planted. • Willie Lee Ashley Jr., has the distinction of being the first Sumter black youth to

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1967 — Sen. Thomasine Mason of Clarendon County seems to know what she’s doing as she goes at it in the Iris Festival Milking Contest on Main Street. The senator didn’t win, but she took to milking just like she takes to politics.

1967 — Mac Dabbs, center, points out to golf course architect Russell Breeden, left, and greens superintendent Richard McFaddin what he wants done during clearing of the fairway at his golf course development. Dabbs expects to have the championship-length course open sometime next year. win wings at the Army Basic school, Tuskegee, Alabama. A member of the largest class to complete the course at this school, he was the first in the class to solo the basic trainer and the first to get his wings and bars. He entered the cadet corps in February. Ashley is now in combat and pursuit school. Other Sumter men training at Tuskegee are Emmett Rice and James Rembert. • One South Carolina man recently began his training here at the world’s largest navigation school. Upon successful completion of the intensive 15-week course of instruction in the four accredited methods of aerial navigation, he will graduate as a second lieutenant and receive his “wings” as a navigator in the Army Air Forces. He is Navigation Cadet John M. Platt, 22, son of Mrs. Lucie G. Platt, of Sumter. • When notified that she had been selected queen of Shaw Field’s Class of 42-I, Rosalind Russell wired “High Pitch” the following reply: “Thanks a million for naming me the girl with whom you would most like to be stranded on a cumulus cloud. I not only accept this nebulous honor but will try to be the best ‘cloud queen’ on record if I don’t get

dizzy from the altitude: Good luck to your magazine and love to you all. Rosalind Russell.” 50 YEARS AGO – 1967 May 1–7 The Poinsett Garden Club held its annual installation tea at the home of Mrs. Lawrence Brunson. Hostesses were Mrs. Brunson, Mrs. Carl Weldon, Mrs. L.F. Owens, Mrs. Alfred Scarborough, Mrs. C.L. Lutz, Mrs. Charles Mason Jr. and Mrs. R.J. Cavendish. Plans were discussed for the horse show and spring flower show to be held in May. • Mrs. Lillian E. Stephen, daughter of Mrs. Mary Stafford, Sumter, last week received a Certificate of Merit for Special Act or Service from the Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. She also received a 10-year length of service award. Mrs. Stephen was cited for her superior performance in administratively directing the Staffing and Employee Relations Branch and in achieving high quality results in staffing functions. • Major General Don O. Darrow, who will relinquish command of Tactical Air Command’s Ninth Air Force when he leaves Shaw Air Force

Base for an assignment in Southeast Asia, became the first person in the state of South Carolina to receive the Liberty Bell Award. The Liberty Bell Award was presented to Darrow at a luncheon which capped special ceremonies marking the observance of Law Day USA. South Carolina attorneys, civil law enforcement officials, and representatives of county, state and national bar associations joined with Air Force Staff Judge Advocates in ceremonies held at Shaw AFB near Sumter. • Sumter’s new YMCA director Jack B. Harvie has been in town only two days but already he’s impressed with the physical layout of the local Y and is making plans to expand its program. “This is as good a physical YMCA plant that I’ve seen anywhere,” said Harvie. “And the Health Club can take a backseat to none.” • Lucy Jeanette Reuben, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. O.R. Reuben of Morris College and a senior at Edmunds High School, has won a National Merit Scholarship in nationwide competition. Announcement of the award was made today by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation which provides funds for the scholarships through its founding grants. • “Bill Engwer, 10th-grade student at Edmunds High School in Sumter, has earned for himself and his science teacher a trip to the National Youth Conference on the atom to be held in Chicago this fall. The expense-paid trip for Engwer and his teacher, Mrs. Harriet Kirven, was awarded by Carolina Power and Light Co. in recognition of the excellence of his exhibit at the district science fair in Columbia. His project was a “binary digital electronic computer.” • The duo of Harry Demosthenes and Frank McLeod survived a field of 36 two-man teams to win the annual Men’s Four Ball Golf Tournament at the Sunset Country Club. • One contestant claimed her cow ran out of milk. The cow Jim Eaves, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, was milking put her foot in the bucket and bent it. J.C. McDuffie, Sumter merchant and vice-president of the Downtown Sumter Improvement Assn. was the winner. 25 YEARS AGO 1992 Jan. 30–Feb. 5 Sumter High’s wrestling team rallied from an early deficit to forge a 29-29 tie with Brookland-Cayce at the Sumter High gym. Individual winners for Sumter were: Norwood Owens, 119 pounds; Ty Hwang, 125; Nathan Tomes, 140; Josh Crowe, 145; Henry Leventis, 152; Rodney Jones, 171; and Robert Marye, 189. • Morris College split a basketball doubleheader with Barber-Scotia at the Morris gym. The Morris men fell to 5-12 with a 103-76 loss. Tracey Alexander and John Mercer scored 17 points each for the Hornets; James Scott added 13 and Willie Davis scored 10. The Lady Hornets improved to 10-7 with a 67-57 win. Jacqueline Jones scored 23 points and Rebecca Hickson added 11 for Morris.

• After spending a decade turning a football doormat into a powerhouse, Charlie Combs is moving on. Combs, the Manning High School head football coach and athletic director, has taken the head coaching and athletic director job at Lexington High School. “I leave Manning with a lot of mixed emotions,” said Combs, who guided the Monarchs to the 1988 3A state championship. “I’ve been here 10 years and accomplished everything we’ve set out to accomplish.” • Former Sumter Police Chief Edward Eugene McIntosh, 76, died at Baptist Medical Center. McIntosh was chief of police from 1952-62. “Gene was a natural leader,” said Les Griffin, Sumter’s police chief from 1968-1984. Griffin served under McIntosh before becoming chief. “Everyone got along well with him. He was a real likable Christian man who had many friends.” • The Sumter High wrestling team’s won-loss record this year doesn’t indicate overwhelming success, but , for more than one reason, head coach Troy Philips was pleased by the events of the just-completed season. Going into Friday night’s regularseason finale at Airport, the Gamecocks were 7-7-1. While not satisfied with a .500 mark, Phillips wasn’t totally displeased. “Coming into the season, I really didn’t expect a whole lot,” the coach said. “We didn’t have much experience at all, but we’ve gotten better” • Sumter Police Sgt. Linn Skipper was named American Legion Post 15’s Policeman of the Year at an awards ceremony. Skipper, 31, a 10-year veteran of the Sumter Police Department, was honored for his work in reducing traffic accidents and injuries in the city in the past few years. • Bishopville City Council pondered ways to escape a county-imposed jail fee hike. Lee County and Bishopville officials have been at odds since July when the county doubled the fee it charges Bishopville to house city prisoners at the county’s jail. The fee was raised from $15 to $32.13 per day. The hike could increase the city’s jail expenses to $40,000 this year, but city council budgeted only $16,000. • The state Supreme Court Tuesday heard an appeal of a lower court ruling that a Lee County ordinance can’t be used to prevent the construction of a private landfill near Bishopville. The five-member court heard arguments before about 40 Lee County residents. No ruling was made, and no date was set for a decision. • Linda Gray defeated Sylvia J. Smith in a special election to win a town council seat. Gray, to be sworn in during a regular council meeting, will serve the unexpired council term of Robert “Bo” Osborne, who resigned his seat in December to become mayor. The council term runs through 1993. Voters of this Clarendon County community of 698 picked Gray over Smith by a 98-41 margin. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ theitem.com or (803) 774-1294.

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A typical Saturday at the Lowcountry Hunt Club T

he gate on the Clubhouse Road was closed, but the lock was hanging open. It probably meant that someone was around. My son, Clayton, and I got out and swung the big double gates open. Even at 9 a.m. air was still quite nippy. At the clubhouse, there were no vehicles, so we assumed someDan one was out Geddings small game hunting, or maybe even hog hunting, but a quick check of the sign-out book showed no recent activity. There were no coals in the cast iron woodstove, indicating that no one had spent the night. The river was still up, but not as high as it had been a week ago. I was hopeful that we could work on our little trail. If not, then we would get the stands down from our still hunt block, and do a little artifact hunting. Clayton and I got back in the truck and started down River Road, looking at deer tracks in the sandy ruts and floodwater out in the hardwoods. At the intersection with Elbow Road we surprised a turkey gobbler that darted out of the road, and into the pines. On down River Road we encountered a rotted pine log across the road. It had floated there during high water the week before. There was still 4 or 5 inches of water in the road, but we were wearing waterproof snake boots, and got out to roll the log over to the edge, so we could pass. Just ahead was our destination. Here, the road makes a 90 degree turn away from the river and there is a block of big timber here that is good turkey habitat. There is a moderate amount of understory in these woods. Not too thick for turkeys, but almost too thick for hunters. It’s impossible to walk in from the road without making too much noise. The end result is that the birds will hear you coming, and even if you could get in there quietly, you can’t see very far. However, we had scouted these woods after the deer season and found an open area under some hardwoods, near the river bank. It is probably a natural strut zone, as we have heard turkeys gobbling here on numerous occasions. All we needed now was a good path into this secret spot. This is a big hunt club, and

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A big gobbler track always catches the author’s attention. there are other turkey hunters, so our path would not be so obvious at the road. In fact, we didn’t cut anything for about 20 yards. Clayton went ahead of me with a machete cutting small saplings and brush. I followed with lopping shears, cleaning up the path. We followed the edge of a backwater slough away from the road, toward the river. The slough had flooded the route of our proposed path, until now. The path naturally twisted and turned, taking the easiest route. I stuck small reflective “cat eyes” at most of the turns. Sometimes I use a small dim penlight going into a heavily wooded area before daylight. The reflective tacks would keep me on track, if I needed a light. It didn’t take long to cut our path, and we were very pleased with the result. The cool morning air had made our work pleasant. It was even fun! We decided to go ahead and get the stands from our still hunt block next. Back in the truck we turned onto Ridge Road. “Look, turkeys” Clayton shouted! A small flock of hens trotted from the road. This morning was turning into a impromptu turkey scouting trip, with some work/fun thrown in for good measure. We took Middle Road out to the clubhouse road, then across the highway to The Horseshoe. The lower horseshoe area looked good, but the

upper horseshoe has been clear-cut. It looks like a bomb has gone off there. After a trip around the horseshoe we headed back across the highway to Jerry Road. We stopped at our first stand on Jerry Road. When I stepped out of the truck, a big gobbler track caught my attention. The metal ladder stand was just a short distance from the road, and was easy to take down. Within minutes we were headed back to the clubhouse with the stand. The stand belongs to our friend Troy Murphy, and we would store it in the generator shed until he could get it. Carl Brown and Robert Spelts were at the clubhouse shooting skeet. They had opened the gate earlier, and hung the lock back like we found it. Instead of going back for the other stand, we decided to look at an old house spot on the club. The area had been heavily timbered, but recent logging operations had opened up the site. There would be different kinds of treasures here. Clayton found an old bottle, and I found a little patch of old timey flowers called silver bells. I pulled up some to take home to Ginger. Soon, we were on the road toward home, with the satisfaction of a good day; a good trip. Dan Geddings is a weekly columnist for The Sumter Item. Email Dan at cdgeddings@ gmail.com.

FISHING REPORTS — FEB. 12, 2017 Information on fishing trends provided courtesy of www.anglersheadquarters.com/. SANTEE COOPER SYSTEM (1/13) Tournament angler Steve Harmon reports that bass fishing has been pretty good recently on Santee Cooper, and while he isn’t catching (or really pursuing) the 8-10 pound fish that will be needed to win tournaments in a month or two he has been finding good numbers of healthy, strong-fighting 1 ½ - 5 pound fish that are hungry. With water levels a bit down the best pattern for getting your line pulled has been to focus on relatively shallow creeks and ditches in 4-8 feet of water. Bass are pushing bait up the channels to areas in that depth range, and fish can be caught on crankbaits that dive to about 2 feet off the bottom. Harmon is changing the size of his crankbait depending on how deep he is fishing to keep the bait about that depth off the bottom. Spinnerbaits fished a foot or two off the bottom are also working well. Steve speculates that the better fish may be out deeper, and with the lake a bit down some of the places he usually considers “deep” are shallower than usual right now. He expects the lake to continue coming up. Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) advises that both the crappie and bream can still be caught around deep brush in the 28-45 foot range, and out on the water today his boat is concentrating on fishing 20-30 feet down. The bite has been better in the lower lake than the

upper; typically at this time of year he finds that in the upper lake fish just stack up in the river channel where they can be seen on a graph but are hard to catch. English has not been up shallow to see if some fish have moved up, but with the warm weather predicted that is certainly possible. On the catfish front, Captain Jim Glenn (843-8254239) reports that big fish still had not turned on, but he was optimistic that a cold front might improve that bite. His boat recently caught 30 plus total blue catfish in the 1-15 pound range drifting with cut mullet in 35-45 feet of water, and other boats seem to have had similar results recently. Even with large pieces of bait smaller blues still dominated the creel, with a decent number of 8-10 pounders. Big concentrations of bait are beginning to show up in 40 plus feet of water. LAKE WATEREE (12/27) Lake Wateree is at 98.3 percent of full pool, and water temperatures range from the upper 40s to lower 50s. Bass fishing is a little tough on Lake Wateree, but tournament angler Dearal Rodgers of Camden says that fish are getting into a pretty typical winter pattern. While a lot of fish are holding out deeper, the most catchable fish move up shallow into about 5 feet of water to feed. They can be can be found around 45 degree banks as well as rocky banks with deep water nearby, and most

Reducing food waste is good for the Earth AND your wallet BY DEAN FOSDICK The Associated Press Remember how it was when you were a kid sitting at the kitchen table and your mother served up a healthy helping of rutabagas? Gross, right? You slipped them to the family dog or spooned them into a napkin to get them out of sight. But there was no fooling Mom. Your failed sleight-of-hand resulted in a guilt trip and membership in the Clean Your Plate Club. Fast-forward to today and you’ll find that wasting food has costly consequences extending well beyond your plate. “Getting food from the farm to our fork eats up 10 percent of the total U.S. energy budget, uses 50 percent of U.S. land and swallows 80 percent of all freshwater consumed in the United States. Yet 40 percent of food in the United States goes uneaten,” according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. The environmental advocacy group says that cutting food waste by just 15 percent would help feed more than 25 million people a year “at a time when 1 in 6 Americans lack a secure supply of food to their tables.” Alice Henneman, an extension educator with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, puts it another way: “Food tossed is money lost.” Food rots when dumped in a landfill, and produces methane, a greenhouse gas said to contribute to climate change. Food wasted in stores and restaurants cuts into profits. But incentives have been introduced to reduce food waste, many of them financial. “Tax benefits are available for restaurants and stores for donating food,” Henneman said. “People are

buying ‘ugly food and vegetables,’ or produce that is misshapen in appearance, in stores because stores are offering them at a discount.” Michigan State University has been aggressive about fighting food waste in its 10 dining halls, where more than 30,000 meals are served daily. The university remodeled several of its dining halls to be trayless and stocked them with smaller dishes. “It makes a difference with smaller plates and fewer plates, and people always have the option to come back for more,” Iansiti said. Additional tips for minimizing food waste: • Think landfill diversion. Compost your leftovers for better crop or garden production, or mix them with animal feed. Freeze or can surplus garden produce or donate it to a food bank. • There is value in sizing. Buy things that won’t spoil in quantity. • Check your garbage. Cook dishes that have proven popular and don’t end up being thrown out. • Buy often and buy fresh, eating as much as you can before it goes bad. Shop your refrigerator before purchasing more. • Practice portion control. Share rather than discard leftovers. Ask for a sample when dining out if you’re uncertain about ordering something. Don’t rush through meals. • Plan “cook-it-up” menus. Check expiration dates and move older food products toward the front of your shelves so they can be used first.

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Landfill diversion is an important element in reducing food waste. You can compost kitchen leftovers for better crop production or donate surplus crops to a local food co-op, like these Bartlett pears, seen in August 2015 in a Langley, Washington, orchard.

fish are in the main lake or the front part of creeks. Again, rock is a good bet. Jigs, crankbaits and even Carolina rigs have been catching some fish. While bass may be a little finicky, veteran tournament angler Will Hinson of Cassatt advises that this a really good time to catch crappie on Wateree. Sizes are strong, with most fish being caught in the ¾- to 2-pound range. Crappie can be found from Dutchman’s and Singleton Creek up to Wateree Creek and the old river run, with most fish along the river channel. There are also some fish at the mouth of Taylors Creek where the channel swings inwards. Fishing about 18-22 feet deep in 18-26 feet of water has been the best pattern, and tight-lining has been the most productive technique. A lot of anglers are simply tight-lining plain hooks and minnows, while Hinson is having the best success with Fish Stalker jigs in Ugly Green or Midnight colors tipped with minnows and Skipper moon jigs in orange or chartreuse also tipped with minnows. LAKE MURRAY (1/17) Lake Murray water levels are at 356.03 (full pool is 360.00) and water temperatures range from between 53 and 55 degrees at the dam on up to the upper 50s on warm days like today in the creeks. The lake is clearing again after recent weather, but still has a ways to go. Even though water temperatures have rebounded after the snow and cold weather recently, the fishing has slowed down pretty significantly since that event. Limits have been hard to come by in

recent days and tournament sacks have been light. For a while conditions were fairly stable and it looked like fish might settle into a pattern, but seesawing temperatures have ruined any chance of that (for now). Fish could certainly still get into a good winter pattern, but for now they seem to be moving shallower and not repositioning themselves deep. Veteran tournament angler Captain Doug Lown says that with days still very short fish are certainly not getting into a pre-spawn pattern, but instead of holding to the 45-degree banks they often like at this time of year they aren’t in those areas. Instead they are trying to move shallower because of the warm weather. Some fish seem to be moving into pockets and ditches, because when the shallows warm crayfish get more active and shad and bluegill may come up. There is even some surface activity at times. Right now Lown says as good a lure for getting bit as anything is a shakey head worm, and he recommends fishing it in areas that aren’t very flat or very steep. Being relatively near deep water is a plus, and fishing rocky points, docks, wood or other shallow cover in 4-10 feet of water is a good bet. On the catfish front, Captain Chris Simpson (864992-2352) reports that the warm weather has pulled a lot of fish back out of the river and creek channels, and scattered them across flats and main lake humps. Drifting cut herring in 25-40 feet of water is the best pattern, and overall the bite is a little more challenging than when it was colder earlier in the month.

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Truck Driver Helena Chemical Co. has an opening for an experienced truck driver with a Class B CDL & a hazmat endorsement. This person would make deliveries, load & unload products, ability to use forklift, & perform various warehouse duties. Requires a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Offers excellent benefits package. Applications may be submitted in person at 5055 Florence Hwy, Mayesville, SC 29104 or Resumes can be emailed to hodgea @helenachemical.com of faxed to 803-453-5153. Pre-employment drug screen required Truck Shop Diesel mechanic needed. Local shop looking to grow. General knowledge of trucks/trailers a must. Welding skills desired. CDL pref. but not mandatory. Typical work wk is Tues.-Sat. Competitive hrly salary based on exp/knowledge. Call Michael 803-316-2113 Top pay for Roofers with flat roof experience TPO, Aspalt, mod bit, epdm, Only Experience roofers need apply. Call 803-968-9833. Btwn 8am-5pm only Wanted mature female, for maid service. Must be dependable, honest, hardworking individual with own transportation. Must pass drug test and back ground check. Call 803-968-6796 Help wanted, Pressers. Apply in person Tom & Mary's Cleaner's 1784 Peach Orchard Rd. F/T HVAC Service Tech position available. Gene's Heating & Air, LLC, Requirements: • Valid SCDL with clean record • Reliable attendance & punctuality • Excellent customer service skills • Prefer 5 yr. with NATE certified Applications available Email resume to: geneshvacap @ftc-i.net

3BR/2BA DW, large private lot, between Sumter and Manning. $600mo+$600dep Call 803-473-7577

MUST SELL! 5 Coulter Dr. Wedgefield, Fleetwood 3br 2ba, den w/ fireplace, completely remodeled. like new, on 0.45 ac lot in cozy neighborhood. Only $47,500.

Rent: 1425 Morris Way Dr. 3BR/2BA, 1,900 sq ft. fenced yard. sprinkler system, new roof, new carpet. Very spacious. $1,100/mo + $1,100/dep. 803-757-4010

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Mobile Home Rentals 3BR 1.5BA MH for Rent Located in Whispering Pines MHP off Bethel Church Rd $525 mo.+deposit at signing of lease Contact David 803-468-3724

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 Br, Sec. 8 803-494-4015 American MHP, 2 & 3/BR, lot rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300. 3BR & 2BR, all appliances, Sumter area. Section 8 accepted. 469-6978 or 499-1500

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RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO Montreat St. (off Miller Rd.) 2BR 1BA, all electric, no pets $350-$400 mo + dep. 803-316-8105. Huntington Place Apartments Rents from $625 per month 1 Month free* *13 Month lease required Leasing office located at Ashton Mill Apartment Homes 595 Ashton Mill Drive 803-773-3600 Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5

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Portable twin bed for guests. Converts to foot stool. $50 803-294.0980

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Henry 'Tracy' Jeter Rest in Peace The family of the late Henry "Tracy" Jeter thank you most sincerely for your kind expression of sympathy in their recent bereavement. Perhaps you sent a lovely card, or sat quietly in a chair. Perhaps you sent a floral spray, if so, we saw it there. Perhaps you spoke the kindest words as any friend would say. Perhaps you were not there at all; just thought of us that day. Whatever you did to console our hearts, We thank you very much whatever the part.

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1 Lot For Mobile home. Rent $165 /mo. Incl's water & Sewage. Peaceful neighborhood. Off 521 N. 1.5 miles passed Kmart Call. 803-983-3121

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REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale 2000sqft, 3BR/2BA, large family room, living room,dining room, fenced in yard, add on playroom & new heat pump. $99k Call 803-840-5201

Mobile Home with Lots 1999 Fleetwood DW MH on 1 acre lot, 3BR 2BA $29,500 Excellent Cdtn, Colony Circle off Hwy 15 N Call 803-491-7763

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FOR SALE BY SEALED BID 131 Hauser St. 2.43 acres and buildings. www.land.scana.com (803) 217-9171

Manufactured Housing M & M Mobile Homes, Inc. Now selling New Wind Zone II Champion and Clayton Homes. Lots of floor plans available to custom design your home. Nice used refurbished homes still available also. Bank and Owner financing with ALL CREDIT SCORES accepted. Call 1-843-389-4215 Like us on Facebook M & M Mobile Homes.

Land & Lots for Sale 1 Mobile home Lot remaining on Scenic Lake Dr. $4900!! Call Burch at 803-720-4129 3/4 Acre, Eagles Nest Electric, water, $3900 Call 713-870-0216

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Autos For Sale 2004 Impala LS 3.8, 113,500mi. Asking $3500 646-319-8992 2005 Cadillac Deville Fully loaded, Extra clean, 1 Owner, $6000 803-495-2242 or 803-883-1585

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice NOTICE OF SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING The Sumter City - County Planning Commission will hold its regular scheduled meeting on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 3:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). This is a public meeting. If there are any questions, please call George McGregor or Donna McCullum at (803) 774-1660.

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